Accidents at Rewanui.
coal Miners injured
On Wednesday last about noon, a miner uqmed John Knox, working at tbe State Mine, Rewanui, whilst assisting to lift a truck of coal on to the rails had one hand jammed. One finger was completely severed and the adjoining one badly smashed. He was attended to by Dr Btrice Roy at the Runttilga surgery. As a result of the accident, Mr KllOx will lie incapacitated frdm work for some time.
Another accident happened in tb-' State Mine tin Thursday, Two mintrs named M. Gfaiiisch alld ,1. Drew were timbfei-itig their Wbrkiilg plac'e, when the whole stniCtufe collapsed oil the men. fir@w maiiaged to escape uninjured, hut G rani sell was caught liv the falling timber, a lioiie iii his shbillder being brdlien besides inflicting several injuries to his hack. He wtts coiiveyed to tide Ruilaiiga surgdry arid attended to by l)r Bruce Rov, and is now progressing favourably. The accidents to the men mentioned recall the remarks blade by Mr O. BishOp sbriie time ago to the effect that it was safer working iii a coal mine than walking across the street in Wellington.
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Hokitika Guardian, 25 February 1922, Page 2
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191Accidents at Rewanui. Hokitika Guardian, 25 February 1922, Page 2
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