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and Co., Christchurch Caramel-rollers Thomas Johnston ; 21 years .. 2ith January, 1914; lingers injured 29th January, 1914 ; hand injured Johnston was feeding sugar dough into the machine when his right hand was caught by the rollers. When working at the machine Hoare's hand came into contact with the knives of the machine. Blair had taken a passenger to the third floor of the building, and he was descending, when the eye-bolts on which the lift was suspended carried away. The cage fell to the bottom of the well and Blair had both his legs fractured, and also received internal injuries. When planing a piece of timber Parker's left hand came into contact with the knives. Cameron was cutting a piece of iron when his right thumb was caught by the saw. While working at the machine the belt broke and struck Mowbray on the face and neck. Oubridge's hand slipped while planing a piece of timber, and his thumb came into contact with the knives. The balance-weights caught Larkin while he was oiling the lift machinery. Duggan's hand came into contact with the saw. Temuka Pipe-works, Temuka Earthenware- pipe making William Hoare ; 30 years New Zealand Insurance Company (Limited), Dunedin Electric lift William Blair ; 5.3 years 29th January, 1914 ; legs injured.. J. Parker and Sons, South Dunedin .. Woodworking B. Parker ; 47 years 2!)th January, 1914 ; ringers injured John McGregor and Co. (Limited), Dunedin C. and W. Hayward (Limited), Dunedin Circular saw R. Cameron ; 16 years 5th February, 1914 ; thumb injured Planing William Mow bray ; 28 years . . 10th February, 1914; neck and face injured 16th February, 1914; gthumb injured 17th February, 1914; elbow injured 20th February, 1914 ; hand injured Andersons Limited, Christchurch Planing H. Oubridge ; 55 years Robert L. Cleland, Auckland Electric lift John Larkin ; 62 years Kauri Timber Company (Limited), Auckland D.S.C. and Cousins and Cousins (Limited), Auckland Clutha Timber and Hardware Company (Limited), Balclutha Philip, Foster, and Son, Timaru Rip-saw Buzz planer John Duggan ; 19 years N. Collingwood ; 24 years 27th February, 1914 ; fingers injured Collingwood's right hand slipped when planing a piece of timber, and touched the knives. When dressing a piece of timber MeKensde's left hand touched the knives. While removing a piece of wood from the saw Lamont's left hand came into contact with it. Meiklejohn got his fingers caught by the table of the planingmachine. While working at the machine Jacob's middle finger of right hand was jammed by it. In trying to reduce the air-supply to the ignition-tube, Murray inadvertently turned it off altogether, thus causing the dame to flash out of the ignition-pipe. While putting the belt on the driving-wheel Kirven's arm was caught between the belt and the coal-hopper, the forearm being fractured. Connolly was pulling the dough about in the mixer with his finger instead of using a stick. His finger was cut by one of the knives. When putting a belt on the combine-feeder Allard's thumb was caught between the belt and the pulley. Through not using sufficient care in placing leather in the rollers the forefinger of Burke's left hand was jammed. Woodworking Frederick McKenzie ; 28 years 28th February, 1914 ; fingers injured Saw-bench Cecil Lamont; 23 years 2nd March, 1914 ; fingers lost Cossens and Black (Limited), Dunedin Planing L. Meiklejohn ; 20 years 5th March, 1914 ; fingers injured.. J. Wilkie and Co. (Limited), Dunedin.. Book-stitching Ruby Jacobs ; 19 years 6th March, 1914 ; ringer injured .. S. Kirkpatrick and Co. (Limited), Nelson Gas-engine I , . O. Murray ; 47 years 7th .March, 1914 ; face burned .. New Zealand Portland Cement Company (Limited), Auckland Mechanical stoker Charles Kirven ; 36 years 8th March, 1914 ; arm injured Aulsebrook and Co., Christchurch Lozenge-dough mixer John Connolly ; 15 years 12th March, 1914 ; finger injured.. Giles and Holland, Clarkville Threshing Charles Allard ; 44 years 20th March, 1914 ; thumb lost .. Hal Goodacre, New Plymouth Leather-rollers Absy Burke ; 24 years 28th March, 1914 ; finger injured..