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Return of Accidents to Boilers in the Wellington District during the Financial Year ended the 31st March, 1890.

Return of Accidents to Life and Limb which have occurred in connection with Machinery in the Wellington District during the Financial Year ended the 31st March, 1890.

Date of Accident. Name and Address of Owners. Nature and Cause of Accident. 1889. Jay 19 ... The Grey Valley Coal Partial collapse of furnace-flue from want of water. One of Company, Nelson the ring-seams of the flue was opened, allowing the steam South to escape through the furnace. The pressure at the time was low, about 71b. to the square inch, or the result might 1890. have been very serious. .larch 26 ... < The Wellington Meat Partial collapse of the flue of a Lancashire boiler. This was Export Company, no doubt owing to shortness of water on the parts affected; Wellington but whether tho water was allowed to fall below the crowns of the flues, or was driven off by violent ebullition, examination failed to show. The furnaces are of the best quality of mild steel, and showed no sign of crack or flaw even when forced back to their former position.

_ I Name and Address Description of Nam(J of VcKim Owners. Machinery. injured. Nature of Accident. Fatal or not. i iiii-e uf Accident, and Bemarks. The Wellington Woollen-mill .. William Norris Woollen Manufacturing Company (Limited), Wellington. Leg crushed Not .. This accident was caused by the rollers of a scouring-machine, and was the result of the lad's attempting to climb up on the machine while it was in motion, when his leg was caught and severely crushed between tho rollers. In the performance of his duties he had no right or necessity to be there, and the accident can only be put down to venturousness on the part of the lad himself. This accident was caused by the wheels of the machine she was attending, she having lifted the protecting-cover off for the purpose of cleaning them, her linger by some means getting between the cogs. The notice to all machine-tenders in the mill is on no account to remove any of the protectingcovers; and had she actod up to these instructions the accident could not have occurred. This accident was caused by the drum of a stripping-machine flying in pieces while the man was in the act of feeding in the Max ; hut whether it was duo to a flaw in the easting, or owing to some hard substance getting between the drum and the beater, I cannot ascertain. Care and daily examination of the drum are all that can be done to prevent accidents of this nature. This accident was caused by the driving-belt of the strippingniachine catching and winding the man's arm round the counter-shaft. At the time of the accident he was assisting to repair the belt without stopping the machinery, a very dangerous proceeding, which fencing cannot prevent. This accident was caused by the rollers of the mangle catching the girl's hand while attempting to reach to the opposite side of the machine from which she stood. Her duties did not require her to do this, and to fence in the rollers would render tho machine useless. The accident was of such a serious nature that the hand had to be amputated about tho wrist. . The Wellington Woollen-mill .. ' Mary Smith .. Woollen Manufacturing Company (Limited), Wellington. Finger crushed .. Not .. Mudford Brothers, j Flax-mill .. William Quinn Campbelltown Head cut Head cut Not .. Stewart, Sutton, Flax-mill .. John O'Hallorarj and Co., Palmerston North Ann torn off Arm torn off Not .. E.Gawn, Welling- Steam-mangle Florence Moore ton Florence Moore Hand crushed .. Hand crushed .. Not .. , i L__ _J