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Ward Bros., Ahuriri Flat Circular saw D. W. Thompson ; 27 years .. 26th November, 1912 ; scalp injured Thompson was working in a stooping position at the saw and the hat he had on obscured his vision. His head came in contact with the saw, causing a scalp wound. Buffert accidentally put his finger on the saw while it was in motion. Shorth's hand slipped off the material he was working, and his thumb came into contact with the knives. Whyte' s fingers were caught in the folders of the machine while it was in motion. Butter allowed his finger to come in contact with the knives of the machine while in motion. When working at the press Pring's hand was caught by it and crushed. While feeding the machine Hopkinson's right hand was caught in it, and his little finger was crushed. Dawson's arm was drawn into the scutcher. The hand and forearm were so severely injured that the arm had to be amputated a little below the elbow. The balance-weight dropped while Scott was working at the saw. causing it to come forward. Mander's sleeve was caught by the working parts of the lathe, and his shoulder and back were bruised. In attempting to put a belt on a pulley in motion Kepa's forearm was crushed between the pulley and the belt. Grieve's right second finger came under the die while he was working at the machine. While Kemble was adjusting the guide-pins the spanner he was using slipped and his right hand came into contact with the saw, three fingers being severed. Evans, by some means, got his right forefinger into the ironbreaker. Whyte's right forefinger was caught by the descending die of the machine. Dillner's foot slipped on to the starting-treadle, causing the head of the machine to come down on the first finger of his right hand. When sawing a piece of timber McDonald slipped and his hand came into contact with the saw. Thompson put the thumb of his right hand between the work and the moving slide. Crow was trying to remove something with his right hand when he accidentally touched the starting-treadle with his foot, causing the punch to descend on his finger. Grondin's left hand was caught in the moving parts of the|machine, and she had two fingers bruised. Saunders was grinding a chisel, when the forefinger of his left hand was caught between the stone and the chisel and bruised. While drilling a marble switchboard Abernethy's right hand came into contact with the gearing of the machine, and the second finger was crushed. Ypung was feeding the hoop iron in when the handle slipped and the shears came down on his finger. D. Goldie and Sons, Auckland Sawmill G. BufEert: 27 years 28th November, 1912 ; finger cut.. David Bone, Auckland Murrays Limited, Invercargill Upright spindleshaper Body - former for making milk-tins Planer H. Shorth ; 65 years A. Whyte ; 21 years 20th December, 1912 ; thumb cut 28th December, 1912 ; ringers injured 7th January, 1913 ; finger lost .. A. H. Webb, Christchurch J. J. Butter ; 20 years Greymouth Evening Star Company, Greymouth J. M. Mennie (Limited), Auckland Printing H. Pring ; 16 years .. 7th January, 1913 ; hand injured.. Tinmaking E. Hopkinson ; 16 years 11th January, 1913 ; finger injured Mclndoe and Tanner, Wrey's Bush .. Flax- mill.. Thomas Dawson ; 23 years .. 14th January, 1913 ; arm injured.. B. H. Stark, Auckland Goose-saw Fred Scott; 15 years 21st January, 1913 ; thigh injured P. and D. Duncan (Limited), Christchurch Lathe C. E. Mander ; 18 years 21st January, 1913 ; body injured New Zealand Portland Cement Company, Auckland Murrays Limited, Invercargill Automatic bagging Pera Kepa ; 24 years 21st January, 1913 ; arm injured.. Press and die Robert Grieve ; 16 years 29th January, 1913 ; finger crushed Kauri Timber Company (Limited), Auckland Drag-bench Thomas Kemble ; 57 years .. 5th February, 1913 ; fingers lost.. P. and D. Duncan (Limited), Christchurcfc Pig-iron breaker .. William Evans ; 23 years 6th February, 1913 ; finger injured Murrays Limited, Invercargill Empire Box-making Company (Limited), Wellington Power press for stamping milk- tins Die-punching A. H. Whyte ; 31 years O. H. Dillner ; 25 years 10th February, 1913 ; finger injured 19th February, 1913; finger injured William Nees and Sons (Limited), Dunedin Topliss Bros., Addington Circular saw James McDonald ; 22 years .. 27th February, 1913 ; fingers injured 27th February, 1913; thumb bruised. 27th February, 1913; finger injured Lathe N. L. Thompson ; 19 years .. Murrays Limited, Invercargill Power press for milk-tins M. Crow ; 14 years .. Empire Box-making Company (Limited), Wellington William George Bassett, Wanganui Box-staying ; 16 years 29th February, 1913; fingers injured 28th February, 1913 ; fingers injured 3rd March, 1913; finger injured.. Power grindstone .. A. Saunders ; 17 years Marriott, Brown, and Wicks, Dunedin.. Drilling H.fJ. Abernethy ; 15 years .. Taylor and Oakley (Limited), Christchurch Hoop-iron cutting W. G. YoungJ; 20 years 3rd March, 1913 ; finger injured..