ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES.
'-V INJURED ON- THE WnARR', : ..Wliilo assisting, iii unloading* at ;th» side.of the steamer Waihora at Queen'sWharf yesterday,' a casual : labourer, named William Jones,- was •-.' struck 'by a sling containing sacks of sago, and scri. ously injured. It appears that at about half-past 9 o'clock in ,11)0 morning' the sling . swurigj'through' .an "6pen. "doorway,and'.tho uttforturinto'man was pinned' l to' tho' ground, although' nj; the time of the accident ho was''standing at least liiroa feet round, thej corner from tho opening. Ho was nttondi'.d by' Dr. Fanlke, who dis-. covered. thnt.liD was Euffcring -from a compound fracture of tho left leg; and therefore ordered his'removal'to .the hospital.' Joiies is a married man, 45 years of age, and resides at 3G6 Tiiiakori Itoad. • i. The strenuous life of today .rendon Accident and Sickness Insurance no Ibnger a luxury but a necessity,' Tho Ocean Accident and Guarantee' Corporation'! new "Leader Policy" covers all nccidentf. and 50 diseases. Prospectus fcnt'.on.'re ocipt of application.—Advt., ~■■■-. ,-'•'
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1661, 30 January 1913, Page 5
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161ACCIDENTS & FATALITIES. Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1661, 30 January 1913, Page 5
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