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Return of Accidents to Waterside Workers reported to the Marine Department, etc.— continued.

Date. Xame of Person injured. I .Nature of Injury : Fatal or otherwise. Place Particulars as to Accident and its Cause, and Verdict of Jury if Inquest held. . " j 1914. Aug. 17 | Patrick Quinn . . .. Fractured leg . . .. .. Wellington .. .. Caused by a sling of timber striking him. „ 17 ; William Whitly .. .. Crushed foot .. .. .. Timaru .. . . . . Glut containing rails fell on his foot. „ 17 | C.Richardson .. .. Bruised legs .. .. .. Timaru .. .. .. Sleepers dislodged from truck by other trucks bumping into it fell on his legs. ,, 18 ! G. Runne.. .. Crushed fingers .. . . Greymouth .. .. Caused by sling of timber in hatch. „ 21 Thomas Moody .. .. Fractured leg .. . . j Wellington . . .. Caused by a bale of flax falling on him. „ 26 Ross Tait.. . . .. Concussion .. . . . . Wellington .. .. Struck by falling sling of chaff on s.s. " Pateena." „ 26 O. Johnson . . .. Crushed fingers .. .. .. Lyttelton . . .. Caused by a fall of timber. „ 26 William Lobb . . .. Fractured ribs . . .. .. j Westport . . .. Fell down hold. Sept. 3 C. Charlwood . . . . Shock .. . . .. | Wellington . . .. Fell into hold. „ 3 L. Cagle .. .. .. Crushed finger .. .. j Lyttelton .. .. j Whilst working s.s. " Kaituna." „ 11 C. Stuart .. .. .. Sprained ankle .. . . . . Bluff .. . . .. j Fell off truck. „ 12 T. Cunliffe .. .. Crushed fingers .. .. .. Greymouth . . . . Landing iron in truck. „ 14 Martin Bryne . . Injured head .. .. j Wellington .. .. Struck by a basket of coal. „ 18 : E. Marchant .. .. Injured hand .. . . .. j Wanganui .. . . Got his hand jammed in a bullrope and tee-iron. ,, 19 | W. Bryne.. .. .. Bruised leg .. .. .. I Greymouth . . . . Slipped when boarding ship. Oct. 1 I John White . . . . Fatal .. . . .. . . \ Wellington . . .. Caused by falling down hold. „ 1IC. Chenery . . .. Injured head . . .. . . Lyttelton .. . . Struck by a basket of coal. „ 3 j John Sayther .. .. Bruised ribs .. .. .. : Wellington .. .. Fell into harbour. „ 7 P. Ball .. .. . . Broken thumb .. .. . . Greymouth .. .. Caused by sling of timber against tunnel. „ 16 F. Kettenburg .. . . Injured foot .. .. ... Lyttelton . . . . Knocked from truck on to wharf. „ 16 McBride .. .. .. Injured leg .. .. .. Greymouth .. .. Caused by falling on thwartship beam. Nov. 6 J. Ripley .. . . .. Injured wrist .. . . . . Dunedin .. . . .. Whilst working cargo. „ 19 Edward Nelson .. Contused arm .. .. .. Wellington .. .. Slipped and fell against hatchway. „ 26 J. Larder.. . . . . Injured head . . . . .. | Wanganui . . .. Caused by a fall from ship's side to wharf while coaling. „ 28 R. Read .. . . .. Injured head . . .. .. | Wanganui .. .. Struck by a basket of coal while coaling. Dec. 7 J.Williams .. .. Injured arm .. .. Westport .. .. Caused by a sling of cargo falling on front of hand- truck causing handles to strike him. „ 8 F.Smith .. .. .. Injured arm and thigh .. .. j Lyttelton .. .. Fell off staging 25 ft. ,, 14 j G. Halsey . . .. Injured thighs .. .. .. Lyttelton .. . . Crushed between two trucks. „ 18 | Charles Stagg .. .. Broken leg .. .. .. Bluff .. .. .. Caused through stack of bags of sugar falling in truck. „ 23 I C. J. Wood . . .. Fatal .. . . .. .. Wellington .. .. Crushed between two trucks. „ 31 T. Cornish . . Injured eye .. .. .. Lyttelton .. .. Struck in eye by piece of wood used in packing. 1915. Jan. 7 James Hay . . .. Injured knee .. . . . . Lyttelton .. .. Slipped between a row of sacks. „ 15 James Lewis . . . . Crushed foot .. .. . . Wellington .. . . Caused through a bag of sacks falling on him. „ 15 Ernest Loveridge .. . . Injured foot . . . . New Plymouth . . .. Through sleeper slipping and rolling on to foot. „ 21 | John Duncan .. .. Lacerated finger .. .. . . New Plymouth .. .. Whilst working cargo. Feb. 1 | Jose Jackson . . .. Killed .. . . . . Dunedin .. .. .. Fell down hold. Verdict : Accidental, no blame attachable to any one. „ 2 ! George Fisher .. .. Injured foot .. .. .. Lyttelton .. . . Whilst traversing wagons his left foot was injured by being caught under the brake. „ 11 : H. W. Martin .. .. Fatal .. .. .. .. Bluff .. .. .. Run over by railway-truck during shunting operations. Died on way to hospital. Mar. 5 ; George Newport . . Broken leg .. .. .. Wellington .. .. Sling of wool swung against his leg, knocking him up against another bale and breaking his leg. „ 8 i S. Heywood .. .. Bruised head, body, and legs .. Timaru .. .. .. Bale of wool fell off truck on to deck of " Petone." Heywood fell with it, landing on the bale. Injuries slight. „ 12 | G. Walin .. .. .. Injured wrist and knee .. .. Lyttelton .. .. Knocked out of truck through faulty working of ship's gear. „ 15 F.Taylor.. .. .. Fractured thigh .. .. .. Lyttelton .. .. Sling of manure fell on him. „ 15 ! E. Furness .. .. Bruised head .. .. . . Greymouth .. .. Caused by timber falling out of sling. „ 23 Herman Rather . . .. Broken nose and collarbone .. Wellington .. .. Was struck by some timber which slipped from a sling.