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Return of Accidents to Waterside Workers reported to the Marine Department during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1911.

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Date. Port. Name of Person injured. ' Nature of Injury, fatal or otherwise. Place where Accident Particulars as to Accident and its Cause, and Verdict of Jury it Inquest held. occurred. 1910. April 4 Auckland .. 5 Kaipara .. 11 Lvttelton . . !l Wellington ,. 13 Lyttelton . . „ 13 Greymouth „ 23 Greymouth .. 20 Gisbome .. May f> Greymouth ..' 10 Lyttelton . . .. II Lyttelton .. .. I I Lyttelton . . ,, 12 Duncdin .. „ 13 Wellington „ 18 Greymouth .. is Greymouth .. 23 Greymouth „ 26 Lyttelton .. .. 2H Lyttelton . . June i> Lyttelton .. ,, 8 Auckland . . .. 10 Lvttelton . . „ 23 Lyttelton .. ,. 23 Greymouth „ 29 Hokianga .. „ 3(1 Wellington July il Wanganui „ il Greymouth 12 Wellington ,. 14 Greymonth „ 18 i Auckland .. „ li) ■ Greymouth •27 Greymouth Aug. 3 Oamaru „ 4 Wellington „ 5 Lyttelton . . ,, 8 ] Greymouth „ S Greymouth „ !i Wanganui „ Jl Wellington „ 12 ' Wellington „ 17 Lyttelton . . „ Id Greymouth „ no Wellington „ 31 Greymouth .. J. Saundcrs .. Serious injuries .. James Johnson .. Injured foot .. ('. Whittington .. Broken ankle .. H. Wilkinson .. Cut head and bruised shoulder .. A. Patterson .. Injured lingers .. H. Bcechenei .. Crushed finger .. .. W. .1. Blocksage .. Injured face .. Alfred Jones .. Injured arm .. Charles Nelson .. Injured fingers .. E. <ialc . . . . Bruised leg . . W. Xeilson .. Injured ankle A. Christiansen .. Injured fingers .. .. Donald . I. Geddes .. Killed.. . . A. Blacklee . . Injured toe D. Coakley .. Injured ride . . B. Hand .. .. Injured leg H. Brien .. . ■ Injured head . . C. Malen .. . ■ Injured hack .. C. Miller .. .. Bruises F. Cole .. .. Injured finger .. .Vincent • .. Effects of fall .. I). Hamcti .. Effects of fall .. W. Stone .. .. Injured arm Charles Nygren .. Strained muscles W. Maxwell .. Scalp wound F. Wort ley .. Slight concussion .. J. Thorburn .. Slight injuries .. It. Mitchell . . Injured leg and back F. McKay .. .. Fractured thigh.. R. Sands' .. .. Injured leg Joseph Edwards .. Crushed foot A. Hodgkinson .. Injured foot J. Blocksage .. Crushed hand .. James McGrath .. Slight injuries .. J. B. Serimgeour .. Broken thigh Thomas Mitchell .. Injured wrist C.J. Munii .. Crushed fingers .. H.T.Moore .. Injured hand A. Patterson .. Injured leg F, Curtis .. .. (rushed foot .. C. McCarthy .. Injured back A. Ross . . . . Injured leg A. Bfagee .. .. Crushed foot William Thomas .. Scalp wound .lames Avondale . . Broken rib Auckland . . .. A sack of sugar fell from a sling and knocked him down. Kaipara .. . . Caught in a hole in the deck-planking. Lvttelton .. Struck hv a plank from a sling. '.'. Wellington .. Whilst assisting to coal the 1, Buteshire" from the " Ngahere, tell betwe. the two vessels. .. Lvttelton.. .. Crushed in cargo. Greymouth .. Jammed in timber. Greymonth .. Was struck by a chain sling. Gisbome .. .. Torn whilst handling barbed wire. Greymouth .. Jammed in "wagon-brake. Lvttelton .. .. Jammed against a crane. Lvttelton . . A pipe fell from a sling and struck ankle. Lvttelton • ■ A piece of coal fell on him. Dunedin . . Fell down No. 2 hatch of s.s. " Fifeehire." Verdict, " Accidental death. '.'. Wellington .. Large toe badly crushed by a bar of iron faffing on it. Greymouth .. Lifting heavy case. Greymouth •■ Struck by piece of timber. Greymouth .. Result of fall in hold of vessel. Lvttelton.. .. Strained whilst lift ing heavy weight. Lvttelton . . .. Knocked out of a railway-truck by a eling of timber. .', Lvttelton .. .. Jammed his finger whilst stowing a ease. Auckland . . .. Fell down hold of s.s. " Sussex." Lyttelton .. .. Knocked from a railway-truck by basket of coal. Lvttelton.. .. Struck by a coal-basket. .. Greymouth .. Lifting heavy case. .. Kohukohu .. Struok by a sling of timber. Wellington .. A coal-basket fell on him, striking his head. . . Wanganui .. Fell off a truck. Greymouth .. Knocked over by sling of goods. Wellington .. Fell into the hold of the s.e. " Indraden. .. Greymouth .. Fell off a timber-wagon. Auckland .. .. Wheel of a truck ran over toot. . . Greymouth .. Slipped whilst lifting a case of goods. .. Greymouth .. .lammed in timber. Oantaru .. .. Jammed between a eling of gram and stanchion in the s.s. Wanafca '.'. Wellington .. A piano slipped off a truck and fell on him. Lvttelton .. .. Struck by a sling of cargo. .. Greymonth .. Jammed in a sling. .. Greymouth .. Jammed in a sling. Wanganui .. A coil of barbed wire fell against leg. Wellington .. Jammed in d ■ of H ahed. Wellington .. Struck by a basket of coal. Lvttelton . . . . Two eases fell over anil struck Icl'. .. Greymouth .. . Struck by piece of timber. Wellington .. Cargo-hook slipped, and he fell, striking hie head on wharf. .. Greymouth .. Struck by heavy piece of timber.