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No. 2. Table of Accidents in Coal Mines during the Year 1886. SOUTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND.

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No. and Date. Name of Mine. Locality. > a g a Cause of Accident, o g ~ g it $, a o ■A Name of Sufferer. ltemarks. 1. Jan. 28 2. April 8 3. May 3 Banbury Homebush .. Banbury Westport.. Canterbury Westport.. Wagon Mine truck Hand caught between wagons and shoot Fall of stone 1 1 1 1 1 Fritz Norman G. Wonacott John Hudson Foot amputated. Six weeks off work. 1 4. „ 15 5. June 12 6. „ 18 7. „ 23 8. July 7 9. „ 12 10. „ 17 11. „ 22 12. Aug. 6 13. „ 31 14. Oct. IS 15. Nov. 17 16. Dec. .. 17. „ Wailsend '.'. Banbury Shag Point .. Kaitangata .. Koranui Walton Park Coal Pit Heath Bonhar Koranui Shag Point .. Brunncr Kamo Greymouth Westport.. Palmerston Otago Westport.. Dunedin .. Greymouth Otago Westport.. Palmerston Greymouth Whangarei Fall of coal Caught in shaft .. Fall of coal Fall of stone Fall of coal Powder.. Fall of coal Fall of roof Explosion of gas Mine truck 1 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 \ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 J. Marshall. C. Clifford .. G. Bannerman W. H.Williams James Gibson. W. Henderson. John McLean. J. Arbuckle. W. Pringle .. Fred. Xance. J. McCracken Thomas Kean Cadman Ferguson Sinking shaft. Sprained ankle. Not reported. Two weeks off work, [juries. Very serious inTen days off work. Arm broken. Severe crush. ■■ ■• i t . 2 15 17