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Return of Fatal Accidents in connection with Machinery during the Financial Year ended the 31st March, 1914.

Name and Address of Owner. Description of Machinery. Name and Age of Person injured. Date of Accident and Nature of Injury. Cause of Accident, and Remarks. Takapuna Dairy Company (Limited), Devonport Ora Flax-milling Company, Foxton .. Robert Holt and Sons, Napier Chri-tchurcli Meat Company (Limited), Pukeuri Countershaft Gas-engine Traction-engine Electric fan Edgar Walters ; 49 years G. F. Chambers ; 34 years Allan Nicholson ; 25 years Thomas Blair; 27 years 2nd December, 1913 ; spine injured 19th February, 1914; body and limbs broken and torn 4th March, 1914 ; crashed 2Gth March, 1914 ; arm broken .. Walters was standing on a ladder filling a tank. He must have reached too far back, as a screwed pin on the collar of the shaft caught his clothing at the back of his neck and wound him round the shaft. He received severe injuries to his spine, causing partial paralysis. It is surmised that Chambers was taking off the air-pump belt with his hand when it caught him and drew him on to the pulley and shafting, causing instantaneous death. The steering-chain around the front axle came loose while the engine was going down a cutting. The engine got beyond control and capsized over a bank, pinning Nicholson under the draw-bar of wagon, causing death. Blair was showing some visitor through the works, and on opening the door leading off the freezing-chambers, his arm was caught in the fan. His arm was broken, necessitating amputation. His death resulted. Roche was endeavouring to get the clinkers out of the fire while standing on the pontoon, instead of .standing on the platform, which revolves with the crane. When reaching over the high guard round platform, the guard jammed him against the water-tank, causing such injuries that lie died on the way to the hospital. Auckland Harbour Board, Auckland .. Priestman dredge .. Denison Roches ; 21 years 30th March, 1914 ; fatal