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No. 5.—Return of Accidents not Fatal— continued.

Xame and Address of Owner. Description of Machinery. Name and Age of , Date and Nature Person injured. of Accident. Cause of Accident, and Remarks. i I Stratford, Blair, and Co., Sawmillers, Greymouth James Maca'ister, Invercargill Sieam-winoh William Oorkill; aged 40 23rd Ootober, 1902: right thumb orushed Hand caught in winch-cogs. Emery-wheel D. W. Hursthouse ; aged 24 24th Ootober, 1902 : top of thumb ground off 1st November, 1902: top of finger taken off 20th November, 1902 : finger crushed and amputated from first joint 3rd December, 1902 ; top of finger crushed 22nd December, 1902: left elbow wounded 6th January, 1903: loss of arm 7th January, 1903: belt breaking Holding washers in his hands instead of in tongs. W. Cable and Co., Foundry, Wellington S. Luke and Co., Engineers, Wellington Lathe R. Priddey ; aged 19 Carelessness. Drilling-machine .. N. A. McLean ; aged 18 Wiping cog-wheels of machine in motion unknown to fireman. W. Cable and Co., Foundry, Wellington Bowron and Butoher, Flaxmill, Tuhara L. E. A v e r y, Spring Grove, Nelson Pro use Bros., Timber-mer-chants, Wellington Aulsebrook and Co., Christchurch Lithe R. Flint, ]ud. ; aged 19 Carelessness. Stripper .. Nepia Pet a; aged 21 Cover of stripper fell on elbow and cut it. Planing-machino .. Leonard Fowler; aged 31 Accidentally placed his hand on the knives. Mould ing-machine David Chapman; aged 16 Belt-fastener struck Chapman on cheek ; flesh wound only. Caramel-machine .. Edith Rogerson ; aged 20 12tli January, 1903 : crushed and cut right hand 13 th January, 1903: lose of three fingers 21st January, 1903: three fingers crushed! eaoh 21st January, 1903: cut on smaljl finger right hand 2 8 th January, 1903: flesh taken off fingers 20;h February, 1903 : arm broken 24th February, 1903: nail taken off finReaching over machine with left hand while right hand was feeding the dough into the machine ; right hand oaught between the rollers. Lost his balance, and put out his hand to prevent falling; his hand was caught in the knives. Working filter-press. Fingers crushed between spur and pinion of closinggear, though warned not to put their hands on wheel. Hands slipped on to saw. Strand Bros., Builders, Lower Hutt Waihi Gold-min-ing Company, Waihi Planing-machine .. Edwin Sptlman Filter-press Breaking-down bench A. Strom, ag~d 36; and B. Oonnell, aged 40 D. Stewart ; aged 28 Chapman, O'Neil, and Co., Sawmillers, Waitaha W. Cable and Co., Foundry, Wellington Drilling-machine .. H. Huteheson; aged 21 Whilst drilling a flange the flange slipped, and his fingers were caught. Carelessness. J. K. Christenson, Butter-factory, Rockville W. Cable and Co., Foundry, Wellington • Force-pump George Rowe ; I aged 17 Trying to pull off belt while in motion. Sleeve caught, and arm was drawn in between belt and pulley. Carelessness. Emery stone J. Smith ; aged 17 Griffin and Sons (Limited), Biscuit, &c, Manufacturers, Nelson Aulsebrook and Co., Christohurch Dough-roller G e o r go Ruff; aged 22 ger 24th February, 1903: hand crushed slightly Hand drawn into rollers. Chocolate-refiner .. ' Alfred George Linu ; aged 22 26th February, 1903: fore-fin-ger left hand crushed in cog- w heel s and a mputated at second joint 26th February, 19 0 3: two fin gers left hand cut off, second finger at middle, third at first joint 8th Match, 1903: scalded face, neck, hands, and one foot Taking tin from under right-hand side of machine with left hand instead of right hand. A. H. Webb, Builder, Montreal Street, Sydenham Surface-planer William Webb; aged 19 Planing-wood slipped, and took his fin gers on to knife. Waimumu Golddredging Company (Limited), Dunedin Dredge W. White; aged 29 Taking off manhole-door of boiler before pressure was gone.