FINGER CAUGHT IN COGS
WORKER CLAIMS DAMAGES’ SUGAR WORKS ACCIDENT As the result of losing a part of his index finger when his hand caught in the cogwheels of a washing machine, Andrew Otto George Thorburn, filterman (Mr. Terry and Mr. Fraer) claimed a total of £470 compensation in the Supreme Court yesterday from the Colonial Sugar Refining Company, Ltd. (Mr. Richmond). The sum claimed consisted of £4OO general damages, £l4 16s medical and hospital expenses and £55 18 loss of wages. Plaintiff alleged that the company had not complied with the section of the Act requiring that “the moving parts of all machinery shall be so guarded as to afford adequate protection to all persons working such machine.” The defence was a denial of negligence, but admitted liability to pay under the Workers’ Compensation Act when the correct amount could be fixed. Further evidence was heard this morning for the defence. A State inspector of machinery said that he could not see how the accident could have happened apart from carelessness on the part of plaintiff. Medical evidence showed that the loss of the first joint of the indexfinger meant no loss of earning power to plaintiff. (Proceeding)
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 514, 17 November 1928, Page 13
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