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No. 5.—Return of Accidents (not Fatal) in connection with Machinery during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1902.

Name and Address of Owner. leacriptlQD o] Machinery. S'ami 1 and Age o: Person injured. ;ure of Accidem and Date. Cause of Accident, and Remarks. Union Timber Company, Midhirst John Calder, Halkett Saw-bench T.Foster; aged 29 Four fingers severely cut; 3rd April, 1901 Right forearm crushed and hand severed ; 5th April, 1901 Arm crushed; 10th April, 1901 Cut on upper lip and bruised at back of head ; 11th April, 1901 Bruised finger ; 18th April, 1901 Bruised hand; 15 th May, 1901 Fingers severely cut& bruised; 16th May, 1901 Fingers crushed; 29th May, 1901 Cut across forehead; 11th June, 1901 Crushed foot; 17th June, 1901 Leg broken and bruised ; 24th June, 1901 Pat his hand back on the saw. Had four fingers amputated. Traction-engine and threshing-machine John Calder; aged 26 Loose sleeve of jumper caught in driving-gear. W. Cable and Co., Wellington A. Clark and Sons, Wellington Electric engine Hydraulic lift 0. Wilson; aged 37 P. Murdoch ; aged 14 Put hand on crank-pin while engine wag working, instead of stopping engine. Put his head inside cage after signalling all clear, thus getting jummed against guard-rail. Webster and Co., Christchurch Stacking-machine in tannery J. Hay ward; aged 18 Hold on to barrel after it had caught. Carelessness. Waiter Hill.Cbristchuroh Wool-scouring maohine J. Charlesworth; aged 18 J. Sheehan; aged 19 Lifting up spring roller, his hand oaught. John Anderson, Canterbury Foundry, Christchurch P. and D. Duncan, Christchurch T. N. Horsley and Co., Christchurch Iron- sawing machine Right hand caught in bevel wheel while steadying a piece of iron. Repairing machinery Pottery-factory W. Manchlin ; aged 63 W. Hosking; aged 15 Caught between two cog-wheels. Very slight. Wiiile he was feeding a pug-mill an elevator-belt jerked a shovel out of his liand and dashed it in hie faoe. While removirg an iron bracket from the forge it dropped on his foot. Robertson and Co., Wellington Boilermaker's forge J. Patterson ; aged 28 H. C. Gibbous, Wellington Gas-lift .. G. Matterson ; aged 56 He was altering the gripping-gear, and the cage dropped. He was in the employ of Mr. Seagar, and was repairing the lift. A casting slipped while being lifted on to the machine. A. and T. Buit, Dunedin Lifting-tackle H. Capon; aged 35 Two fingers crushed ; 3rd August, 1901 Struck on face by lever of machinery Fracture of right forearm ; 2nd September, 1901 Flesh-wound over eyelid ; 13th September, 1901 Top taken off finger; 20th September, 1901 Cut hand; 23rd September, 1901 Forefinger cut off; 28th September, 1901 Bruised leg; 8th October, 1901 A. and T. Burt, Dunedin Riveting-machine .. C. Forno; aged 16 Forno was walking under the lever of the machine. L u o a s Bros., ' Christchurch Foundry shafting, pulley, and belt M. M o r1o y ; aged 19 Adjusting belt on pulley while in motion. J. McGregor and Co., Dunedin Steam-hammer W. Courric; aged 24 Cutting off a piece of steel. Otago Central Foundry (Limited), Alexandra Drilling-machine .. A.Larson; aged 16 Cleaning cog-wheole while machine was in motion. Massey Bros., Auckland Boilermakers' shop W. McKay; aged 23 Fall of pieoe of boiler-plate. Skelton, Frostick, and Co., Christchurch Tiratu Sawmilling Company, Dannevirke C. Methven and Co., Dunedin Leather-press Frederick Hobbs ; aged 28 A. I. Tocker; aged 40 Carelessness. Sawmill .. Carelessness. Engineers' shop A.Connor; agedj 20 Abras ions of arm; 16th October, 1901 Top of finger taken o ff; ' 28th October, 1901 Arm taken off; 5th November, 1901 Hand cut; 8th November, 1901 Fingers of right hand split; 16th November, 1901 Thumb taken off and two fingers cut; 26th Novem ber, 1901 Top of finger taken off; 26th N ovember, Came into contact with an emerywheel while carrying a ladder. W. Cable and Co., Wellington Circular-saw A. Beecroft; aged 19 Carelessness in use of saw. Isaao Ooates, Hamilton Flax-machine (scutoh, &c.) Thomas Kelly; aged 18 Arm became entangled in hank, and was drawn into mouth of machine. J. MoGregor and Co., Dunedin Shearing-machine.. A. Henderson ; aged 19 Drew his hand along the edge of plate he was cutting. W. Cable and Co., Wellington Emery-wheel J. McKay ; aged 18 His hand slipped while grinding eleva-tor-shoes. Only a slight injury. James Macalister, Tnvercargill Circular-saw James Aitken ; aged 16 The block of wood that he was sawing slipped. Punohirig-machine J. Burns; aged 20 Careleesness of Burne. W. Cable and Co., Wellington