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Return of Accidents to Seamen and Others on board Ship reported to the Marine Department during the Financial Year ended the 31st March, 1915.

j I j i j Date of Name of Vessel, Port of Registry. « f p • Nature of Injury: Place where Accident Particulars as to Accident and its Cause, and Verdict o Jury where Accident. and Official Number. name 01 rerson mjurea. Fatal or otherwise. occurred. Coroner s Inquest held. 1914. Jan. 2 Maungamii, Dunedin, 127810 . . P. Goodman, A.S. .. .. i Crushed finger . . At sea .. .. : Caused by blow from hammer while opening fruit-case. „ 12 Kurow, Dunedin, 127804 . . .. R. MeLeod, A.B. .. .. j Sprained ankle . • • • Westport .. .. Working hatches. ,, 24 Pateena, Launceston, 79262 .. , H. Smith, scullion .. .. Strained back .. Pic'on .. .. Lifting a sack of potatoes. Feb. 3 Moa, Wellington, 40347 .. . . R. Nelson, fireman .. Burnt arms . . . • Wanganui • • Caused by an explosion. „ 22 Ngakuta, London, 128829 . . J. Nugent, fireman .. j Injured kneecap -. • • Lyttelton .. . • Caused by a fall of coal in the bunkers. Mar. 3 I Opawa, Wellington, 91800 . . A. Laudvas, A.B. . . .. Injured foot . . . . Wellington .. Cut by a piece of glass while washing decks. „ 3 j Maori, Dunedin, 117598 . . P. Barry, trimmer .. .. Internal injuries . . .. Wellington . • Fell down ladder. ,, 7 Maori, Dunedin, 117598 . . P. Quinn, trimmer .. . . Injured back . . At sea .. .. Fell down stokehold -ladder. ,, 11 Maona, Dunedin, 101479 .. -• J. Anderson, trimmer .. Poisoned hand .. .. At sea .. .. He cut his hand. „ 14 ! Mapourika, Dunedin, 101482 . . H. Jones, fireman .. .. Burnt arm . . . . Westport .. .. Caused by back-fire from furnace. „ 1("> Arahura, Dunedin, 117587 .. . . A. E. Edmondson . . .. Wound in leg • • • • Greymouth .. Bag of fireclay fell out of sling and lacerated his leg. ,, 18 J Maitai, Dunedin, 101935 .. .. I E. Connelly, trimmer . . Injured wrist . . .. Lyttelton .. .. Caused by hook when heaving ashes from stokehold. April 2 j Rimu, Auckland, 102280 .. . . J. Smith, A.B. . . . . Bruised ankle . . . . Waiheke .. .. Whilst taking in shingle a barrow struck his leg. „ 3 j Manuka, Dunedin, 117582 .. E. Boys, greaser .. . . Injured wrist . . .. Sydney .. .. Jammed his wrist while at work in engine-room. „ 3 Taniwha, Auckland, 102302 .. A. Mclntyre, cook .. . . Injured head . . .. Auckland .. .. Slipped and fell going down stairway. ,, 5 Ada, Thames .. .. .. Charles C. Bush . . .. ; Drowned . . .. Thames River .. Fell out of dinghy when overhauling fishing-nets. „ 6 Weka, Auckland, 102274 .. A. Jackson, fireman .. Amputated finger .. .. At sea .. .. Whilst oiling engines got finger caught in eccentric -strap. ,, <> Corinna, Launceston, 79252 . . H. S. Groat, A.B. . . .. I Poisoned hand . . . . At sea .. .. Cut his hand with wire hawser. „ 9 Wahine, Dunedin, 127813 .. . A. Tait, A.B. .. . . Bruised legs . . .. Lyttelton .. .. Whilst working boats something on derrick carried away. „ 9 Clansman, Auckland, 87520 . . J. R. Weston, engineer . . Injured head . . .. At sea .. .. An ash-bucket fell on his head and cut it. „ 9 Squall, Napier, 118113 .. . . S. Connolly, A.B. . . . . Injured foot .. .. j Gisborne .. .. Working cargo. „ 10 Kennedy, Nelson, 52361 .. . . j J. McClairlv, fireman .. Burnt foot . . . . Greymouth .. A live coal dropped on his foot. ,, 12 John, London, 110059 .. .. J. Hangland, A.B. .. .. Dislocated wrist .. .. At sea .. .. Staysail sheet struck him. „ 13 i Moeraki, Dunedin, 101488 .. R. Woebling, A«B. . . . . Crushed fingers . . . . Dunedin .. .. Got his fingers jammed in topping block of hydraulic crane. „ 16 j Wakatere, Auckland, 102288 . . R. Barrington, sculler \ man .. Bruised arm .. .. Thames .. .. Lid of ice-chest fell on his arm. „ 16 | Talune, Hobart, 57626 .. T. Barratt, trimmer .. Injured leg .. At sea .. .. Ricked his leg while working in stokehold. „ 16 | Maheno, Dunedin, 117590 .. R. Turnbull, trimmer .. Injured head . . At sea .. .. Piece of coal fell on him. „ 18 i Rotomahana, Auckland, 75119 . . J. Cross, A.B. . . .. Bruised hand . . .. Coromandel .. Hand bruised whilst working cargo. „ 18 Fanny, Napier, 87321 .. .. R. Swan son, boatswain .. Crushed finger .. Blackhead Beach. .. Finger crushed between rudder and rudder-post while unloading surf-boat. „ 18 Kaitoa, Nelson, 93995 .. F. Selby, fireman . . .. Poisoned arm .. .. Wellington .. Knocked his arm whilst working in bunkers. ,. 20 Blenheim. Wellington, 121107 . . B. Hagerup, A.B. . . . . Injured ankle .. . . Wellington .. Got his foot under a sling of cargo. „ 23 Manuka, Dunedin, 117582 .. P. Monaghan, fireman . . Injured arm .. At sea .. .. Slipped on stokehold-ladder and fell. „ 24 Corinna, Dunedin, 79252 . . .. W. D. Bennie, 2nd engineer Injured legs .. .. Picton .. .. Fractured right leg and bruised left leg. ,, 25 Mapourika, Dunedin, 101482 .. W. Comber, fireman .. Burnt arm .. At sea .. .. Fire blew out of furnace. „ 25 Chelmsford, Auckland, 89398 .. J. R. Owen, mate .. .. Injured shin .. .. Auckland .. .. Whilst working, grazed his shin-bone. „ 26 Talune, Hobart, 57626 .. G. Moran, carpenter .. Irjured back . . .. Aitutaki .. .. Fell off staging whilst repairing a casing. 27 Wahine, Dunedin, 127813 .. J. Graham, fireman . . Burnt arm . . At sea .. .. Furnace fire blew out. May 2 Te Aroha, Napier, 121591 . . J. W. Nilson, A.B. . . Crushed fingers .. At sea .. .. Crushed his fingers whilst hauling in sails. ,, 2 Warrimoo, Dunedin, 101901 .. A. H. Robertson, cook . . Injured foot . . ' .. Auckland .. .. Oven-door fell on his foot. „ 3 Kini, Dunedin, 104337 .. J. Buick, A.B. .. .. Bruised hand .. .. At sea .. .. Thrown over wheel while steering, and jammed his hand against standard. „ 5 Pateena, Launceston, 79262 . . J. Horton, stew ard .. Bruised hand .. At sea .. .. Galley-lift fell on his hand. 8 Squall, Napier, 118113 .. . . T. Anderson, A.B. . . .. Poisoned finger . . .. Hicks Bay .. While guiding a winch-rope on barrel a piece of wire ran into his finger.