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R. W. Smith, Wellington .. .. Circular saw .. William E. Jeffrey : 37 years .. 8/7/18 Stewart and McPhail, Dunedin .. Drilling .. .. Robert Hubbard ; 17 years .. 10/7/18 edin C. and W. Hayward (Limited). Dunedin Wood- working .. Alexander Moore ; 36 years .. 12/7/18 The Phoenix Company (Limited) Dun- Caramel-cutting . . Frank McDonald ; 14 years .. 22/7/18 Peter Fraser, Caversham .. .. Dough-brake .. Peter Fraser; 57 years .. 26/7/18 Skelton, Frostick, and Co. (Limited), Stiffener-roller .. George Fagan; 26 years .. ' 26/7/18 Christchurch C. and W. Hayward (Limited).. Dunedin Planer .. ... J.C.Crawford: 36 years .. 26/7/18 Ill Hand injured Fingers injured Finger injured Finger injured Hand injured Fingers injured Fingers injured Finger injured Thumb injured Finger injured Fingers injured Hand injured Hand injured Finger injured Hand injured Hand injured Fingers injured Arm injured Fingers injured Fingers injured Fingers injured Hand injured Through Jeffrey not looking at the work he was doing his right hand came into contact with the saw. He lost two fingers and his hand was lacerated. Hubbard climbed on machine, instead of using a ladder, to put a belt on. He got the second and third fingers of his left hand crushed between the belt and the pulley. While engaged boring at this machine the bit ran into the forefinger of Moore's left hand, cutting it. McDonald misplaced his right forefinger and had it cut in the machine. Fraser's left hand was accidentally drawn into the rollers and was crushed. While operating the machine Fagan's first and second fingers of his left hand were crushed by the rollers of the machine. Crawford had the tips of the second and third fingers of his lefthand badly cut by the knives of the planer. Ritchie's forefinger accidentally came into contact with the machinery and was badly cut. When reaching across the bench O'Brien's thumb touched the saw and it was cut. In attempting to remove a sjilinter while machine was in motion, O'Brien's right forefinger was cut off by the knives of the machine. The wood Kinsman was sawing jammed and turned over the saw. It struck his hand causing injury to the fingers of his left hand. Wliile trying to pick a piece of wool off the cog-wheels Robertson's right hand was caught by them and was lacerated. When working at machine King slipped and his hand was caught by the knives of the planer and was cut. Lloyd was oiling a bearing when he accidentally got his third finger caught by the gearing. The piece of timber Hayward was planing kicked back and struck his right hand, causing a flesh wound. Leggatt's right hand came into contact with the knives of the planer, causing injury to the back of his hand. .Allen was trying to remove a piece of hard dough from the rollers when the fingers of his left hand were caught by them and were crushed. When feeding machine the sleeve of Rae's right arm was caught bj- the machinery. The upper part of his forearm was torn off. While attending machine King accidentally allow-ed his left hand to be caught in it. He lost parts of all the fingers and thumb of the hand. Wix inadvertently got his right hand into the machinery and had thumb and two fingers cut. While feeding the press with tin jilate-; McKinley accidentally allowed the two fingers of his right hand to get under the-guard-plate and had the tips taken off. Wakefield was wiping down the engine when he got his right hand jammed between the crosshead and the link of the comjiiessor and the bed of the engine. His hand and wrist were severely fractured. Robertson Bros. (Limited), Nelson .. f Shaping .. .. James Ritchie ; 50 years .. 29/7/18 H. Grange, Newmarket .. .. Crosscut saw .. R. O'Brien; 16 years .. 31/7/18 The Leyland-O'Brien Timber Company Moulding .. Michaet O'Brien ; 53 years .. 5/8/18 (Limited), Auckland Booth, Macdonald. and Co., Svdenham Circular saw . . H. Kinsman ; 30 years .. 8/8/18 The Bruce Woollen Manufacturing Com- Carding .. .. Josejili Robertson : 26 y r ears . . 13/8/18 Company (Limited), Milton Fletcher Bros. (Limited). Wellington .. i Planer .. .. Alfred King ; 23 years .. 12/9/18 The Stewart Timber, Glass, and Hard- Saw-bench .. John Lloyd; 51 years .. 16/9/18 ware Comjiany (Limited), Wellmgton C. and W. Hayward (Limited), Dunedin , Planer .. .. A. L. Hayward ; 52 years .. 18/9/18 Fletcher Bros. (Limited), South Dunedin ' Planer .. .. I A. M. Leggatt : 40 years .. 20/9/18 . Aulsebrook and Co., Christchurch .. Lozenge-cutting .. Frederick Allen: 18 years .. 25/9/18 The Mosgiel Woollen Factory Comjiany Thread-opening .. Richard Rae ; 64 years .. 28/9/18 (Limited), Mosgiel Michael Movlan. Mabel School .. Chaffeutter .. L. A. King ; 33 years .. I 4/10/18 ' George Wix and Son, Anderson's Bay.. Sausage .. .. i V. N. Wix ; 14 years .. 7/10/18 I Otago Preserving Company (Limited), Power jiress .. Alexander McKinley ; 17 years 23/10/18 Burnside The New Zealand Refrigerating Com- Refrigerating-engine T. Wakefield; 49 years .. 31/10/18 jiany (Limit<rd), Smithfield