LIFT FATALITY.
AUCKLAND, Last- Night. At tli© inquest concerning the death of the boy William Brewer, who was killed in a. lift on the premise's of Smith and Caughey, the evidence showed- that tho lift was protected on the floor where the accident occurred by a bar 3ft 6in. high, which was in position at the time of the fatality, and a lower bar, which was not in position.. An inspector of machinery stated that a 'bar 3ft 6in. high met the requirement of the Act. The jury returned a, verdict of accidental death, and added a rider recommending an amendment of the Act, a baa- 3ft. 6in. high being regarded as insufficient protection.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10233, 9 May 1911, Page 5
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114LIFT FATALITY. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10233, 9 May 1911, Page 5
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