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Return of Accidents to Waterside Workers reported to the Marine Department during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1914.

Date. Name of Person injured. Nature of Injury: Fatal or otherwise. Place where Accident occurred. Particulars as to Accident and its Cause, and Verdict of Jury if Inquest held. 1913. April 7 12 23 25 29 May 3 10 13 IT) 19 19 26 June 2 2 2 3 10 19 20 21 July i 8 10 G. Minstons J. E. Gunn G. Page .. F. Sherrod F. Doherty J. Bowker J. Hand .. J. Spaingle L. Thomas J. Cronin.. E. Shaw .. C. Crawford C. Chenevv J. H. Davies T. Barron J. Roberts G. Bentley J. Cootes .. G. Watson E. Gale .. W. Harper A. Bailey.. G. Tripp .. J. B. Radclifie J. W. Coltzee E. Marsden R. Oakley J. W. Brown A. O'Connor Injured ankle Broken shoulder-blade Fractured leg Injured spine and pelvis Injured leg Injured" leg Injured hand Poisoned thumb Injured leg Injured spine and internally Injured back Injured back Injured wrist and shoulders Injured hand Injured back Injured fingers Injured finger Injured head and shoulder .. Injured head and shoulder .. Injured head and shoulder .. Injured foot Broken ribs Slight injuries Sprained ankle Sprained wrist Bodily injuries Bodily injuries Crushed thumb Killed Greymouth Greymouth Auckland Wellington Wellington Wanganui Greymouth Greymouth Lyttelton Wellington Bluff Wellington Lj'ttelton Greymouth Timaru .. Timaru . . Timaru .. Wellington Greymouth Greymouth Lyttelton Bluff Oamaru .. Lyttelton Greymouth Lyttelton Lyttelton Greymouth Wanganui Slipped on deck of vessel. Fell down hold of vessel. Some sacks of grain fell from a sling on to his leg. Some cases fell on him from a sling. A case slipped and fell on his leg. A basket of coal swung against his leg. Got his hand nipped in chain sling. Got his thumb jagged by winch-wire. A sling of timber fell on his leg. A bundle of sheep-skins fell on him. He was knocked out of a truck. Fell from trolly-gangway on the wharf. A sling of timber knocked him out of railway-truck. Was struck on the hand by a hook. Ricked his back whilst lifting rails Got his finger jammed between a lump of coal and a basket. Got his finger jammed between a sling of rails and a stanchion. Whilst driving winch a block fell from aloft on to his head. Got his finger cut by a piece of coal. Jammed his finger in door of railway-wagon. He trod on a nail which pierced his foot. Some cases slipped from a sling and fell on him. Fell down hold of vessel. Fell off railway wagon on to wharf. He fell off a timber-wagon. Mast of " Himitangi" gave way and some of the gear fell on him. Mast of " Himitangi " gave way and some of the gear fell on him. Got thumb jammed by fore-and-aft beam. Crushed against coamings by sling of cargo. Verdict: Accident resulted from accident at winch while cargo being removed from hold. He fell into bunker. Whilst trucking coal, a railway-engine struck the staging and knocked him off. Whilst loading cargo he injured his arm. He was struck by wagon-chains. He was knocked off staging into a coal-hulk. He had his arm jerked by yard-rope. A piece of timber fell from a sling and struck his head. Got his hand jammed between a sling of timber and the hatch-coamings. .lammed on gin-block. Was struck by capstan-rope. Fore-and-aft beam fell on his foot. Some timber fell on his foot. Got his fingers jammed by a piece of timber against coamings. Verdict: " Killed by derrick falling on him ; no blame attachable to any one." Some timber fell out of a sling and struck him. Whilst unloading potatoes a tier fell on his leg. 16 29 29 Aug. 2 6 12 16 16 19 26 30 Sept. 2 5 16 18 26 William Pollard S. Grunnell H. Colthorpe T. Mathie.-on H. Milsted R. Mason.. J. P. Desmond B. Hands.. F. Rosel .. J. McGinley P. Nelson A. Nieolson F. Gilmore R. Lloyd .. R. McGimpsey D. McKenzie Concussion and injured head Injured head Injured arm Injured fingers Internal injuries Strained arm Injured head Injured hand Injured hand Injured leg Injured foot Crushed foot Injured fingers Killed .. Bruised Injured leg Wellington Wellington Dunedin .. Greymouth Wellington Greymouth Greymouth Greymouth Greymouth Greymouth Greymouth Bluff Greymouth Wellington New Plymouth Timaru ..