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Return of Accidents to Seamen and Others on board Ship reported to the Marine Department, etc.— continued.

„ . J Date of Accident. - Name of Vessel and Port of Registry. 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 where Coroner's Inquest held. 1918. Feb. 9 4 ,. 21 9 Mar. 10 „ 16 7 „ 10 „ 2 „ 11 „ 22 „ 13 „ 14 ,, 24 „ 23 3 „ 16 5 „ 27 „ 31 Tofua, London Kini, Dunedin Pelican, Auckland.. Tofua, London Kahika, Dunedin .. Arahura, Dunedin.. Oupoure, Auckland Manuka, London Mana, Wellington .. Komata, Dunedin.. Kaitoa, Nelson Himitangi, WeUington Rarawa, Auokland Aupouri, Auckland Kaitangata, Dunedin Ngatiawa, Auckland Monowai, Dunedin Kahika, Dunedin .. Kakapo, Dunedin Kahu, Napier Coleman, W., A.B. .. .. Injured hand Burgeman, C, A.B. .. .. Crushed finger Davies, G, A.B. .. .. .. Injured hand Hornbrook, E., greaser .. .. Injured hand DriscoU, J., donkeyman .. .. Injured finger .. Clark, J., A.B. .. .. .. Twisted back Caplin, S., boy .. .. .. Injured hand Clark, J., trimmer .. .. Strained back Howard, J., A.B. .. .. Injured leg and body Humphries, J., A.B. .. .. Thumb smashed Wilson, J., fireman .. .. Strained shoulder and side Borman, S., fireman ... .. Injured hand Meiklejohn, N., assistant steward .. Injured head and face Pearce, W., fireman .. .. Injured hand .. Kennedy, A., A.B. .. .. Hip-joint injured Vasey, G. J., fireman .. .. Strained back Horris, T., fireman .. .. i Injured back Slater, W., A.B. .. .. ... Crushed finger Cowan, H., cook .. .. I Body scalded Johansson, 0., A.B. .. ...I Strained stomach I - .. I Dunedin .. i Westport .. t Bay .. j At sea .. j At sea .. At sea .. i Auckland .. At sea .. | WeUington .. .. ! WeUington .. .. ! WeUington .. .. | At sea .. I At sea .. I At sea .. j At sea .. j Auckland .. j Dunedin .. | Dunedin . . j At sea .. At sea While working cargo. .. Finger caught between rope and winch barrel. .. j Result of jar. .. ] Three fingers (1st, 2nd, and 3rd), right hand, severed; jammed in eccentric strap. .. I Third finger, right hand, cut off yvhile feeling engines. .. i While working cargo. .. i Hand jammed in saloon-door. .. I While trimming coal in hold. While going up bridge-ladder handrail broke. While removing hatch fore and after. .. : While working in stokehold. .. I While feeling bottom end of engines. .. ] Saloon -skylight feU while being cleaned. Hand burned yvhile cleaning fires. Fell down fore peak hatch. .. | While at work. .. i SUpped on crosshead. .. i Ash shoot fell on finger. Working in gaUey. .. '> Lifting bag of coal.