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Return of Accidents to Waterside Workers reported to the Marine Department during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1919.

Date. Name of Person injured. I Nature of Injury : Fatal or otherwise. I Nature of Injury : Fatal or otherwise. Place w o Place where Accident occurred. oec ere Acci rarred. acta rat Particulars as to Accident and its Cause, and Verdict of Jury: Particulars as to Accident and its Cause., and Verdict of Jury if Inquest held. , 1918. I April 4 ; J. Robb 4 ! W. Snooks 4 | G. Dalton 17 ! S. Gilford .. ,, 17 W. Lawrence .. 16 I J. Jones 29 : W. Thomas .. ., 15 A. Johns 29 F. Allen 23 j J. S. Blisht May 2 | S. Clark „ 11 | A. Bigger 21 ; D. Maxwell .. ,. 1 R. Avling 29 i W. English 28 C. Jeffs 31 I J. F. Murrav 13 ! P. Sandhani .. „ 29 A Moodv .. ' 6 '■ J. Schofield 24 J. Leitch 30 W. Vile 30 | W. Jackson .. ,. 7 ! G. Bentley June 14 C. Holmes 17 J. Ashton 18 H. Booth 18 D. Griffiths .. ,, 8 W. Fenan ,, 7 : A. L. Jones .. ,, 7 j D. McCann .. ,, 7 W. Freeman.. „ 7 J. C. Smith 7 P. Lockett .. 7 J. De Blois .. ., 7 J. Gaudrey .. ,, 7 ; C. Wilkinson ., 14 B. Jackson .. „ - 6 T. White 17 A. D. Carter July 12 | T. Pearce .. „ 9 : W. Fraser 19 I J. Flavell .. 19 ' A. C. Purnell „ 24 i R. A. Wilson „ 25 V. Owler .. Cut hand Injured foot Injured fingers .. Injured back Injured leg Injured back Strained Sprained knee Sprained back Strained back Injured back and hip Injured thumb and wrist Broken leg Injured thigh Severely shaken Scalp wound Injuries to head Fractured knee-cap Fingers crushed Fractured bone in right hand Lacerated fingers Lacerated fingers ,. i Fractured rib . . | Injured heel ... .. - Bruised leg . . I Torn finger .. j Injured knee . . j Muscle of arm sprained .. , Rupture of ulcer (fatal) .. ; Severely bruised .. j Severely 7 bruised .. | Severely bruised .. | Severely bruised ... Severely bruised .. j Severely bruised Severely bruised Severely bruised ... Injured hand Injured eye Bruised spine .. Broken knee-cap Strained back . . Uncertain : under X-ravs Neck and shoulders hurt Bruised thigh Head, shoulders, and hand injured .. j Nelson wharf .. j Auckland .. - Dunedin .. .. j Auckland .. i Auckland Wellington Dunedin .. .. Port Chalmers Port Chalmers Greymouth .. j Auckland Wanganui .. | Dunedin .. Lyttelton .. | Lyttelton .. j Auckland .. | Auckland .. j Auckland .. | Dunedin .. .. j Greymouth .. i Greymouth ■ .. ■ Greymouth Greymouth Timaru .. Dunedin .. Dunedin .. Dunedin .. Dunedin .. Auckland Wellington .. | Wellington Wellington .. j Wellington Wellington Wellington Wellington Wellington Auckland Dunedin .. Timaru .. Wellington Wellington Auckland ... Auckland Wellington .. I Wellington Hand caught in hook. Box of butter fell on foot. Whilst putting on hatches. Fell while loading cart. Bale of wool fell on leg. Fell down hold. Whilst stacking sacks of peas.' Whilst working coals. Whilst lifting a case. Lifting heavy timber. Fell between ship and wharf. Whilst rolling a drum of carbide. Struck with bag of sugar, falling into lower hold. Knocked off truck of wool. Knocked out of railway-truck with sling of cargo. Through striking ship's rolling-chock. Fell between wharf and ship from gangway. Through cases falling from sling. Jammed with heavy case. Whilst lifting case. Whilst shipping athwartship-beam. Caught with timber against hatch-coamings. .. | Caused through falling on timber. .. j Hurt with sling of cargo in railway-truck. Through hatch falling on leg. Finger caught in wire-seizing on basket. Hurt with a case in ship's hold. .. , Whilst handling bale of paper. .. , Caused by strain. .. . Gangway broke while passing from wharf to ship. Gangway broke while passing from wharf to ship. .. i Gangway broke while passing from wharf to ship. Gangway broke while passing from wharf to ship. .. j Gangway broke while passing from wharf to ship. .. , Gangway broke while passing from wharf to ship. .. : Gangway broke while passing from wharf to ship. Gangway broke while passing from wharf to ship. Fingers jammed in dray-wheel. Caused through slipping of fellow-worker's cargo-hook. Fell backwards owing to hook slipping. Struck with coal-basket. Whilst handling bale of flax. Fell down hold s.s. " Tofua." Fell down hold s.s. " Kaitangata." Dump of wool fell off lorry. Struck with lump of coal while descending ventilator.