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Ross and Glendining (Limited), Bunedin Worsted-spinning .. Ruth Webb ; 21 years .. 6th January, 1915 ; scalp injured While sitting near the shaft Webb's hair fell down and was caught on the shaft, her scalp being torn off. S. Kirkpatrick and Co., Nelson .. j Tin-stamping press j Peter Matthews ; 18 years .. I 8th January, 1915 ; fingers injured j Matthews' left hand was caught in the press, the forefinger and thumb being severed. S. Kirkpatrick and Co. (Limited), Nelson Circular saw .. j George Woolletts ; 25 years .. 8th January, 1915 ; hand injured When cutting a board Woolletts's left-hand came in contact with the saw and was cut. C. Collett and Sons, Makarewa .. Traction-engine .. i J. H. Collett; 25 years .. 12th January, 1915 ; hand injured Collett's right hand was caught in the speed-wheel and crushed. The Golden Bay Cement Works (Limited),; Screwing .. 1 George Tucker; 36 years .. 26th January, 1915 ; thumb injured While Tucker was screwing bolts the spanner slipped and Ms Tarakohe thumb was crushed between the cogs. Bunedin Engineering and Steel Company j Rail-bending .. j Thomas Money ; 40 years .. 26th January, 1915; foot injured .. Money's left foot slipped and came in contact with the driving(Limited), Bunedin i j gear and was crushed. Bryant and May, Bell and Co., Welling- Matchmaking .. I William Buff; 15 years .. 1st February, 1915 ; hand injured Buff's hand was caught in the sprocket-chain and lacerated. South | Leyland-O'Brien Timber Company (Li- Rip saw .. .. William Soulter; 43 years .. ! 3rd February, 1915 ; hand injured Soulter was reaching over the saw to remove a piece of timber mited), Auckland I j ! when his left hand touched the saw and was badly cut. A. and T. Burt (Limited), Bunedin .. j Turret lathe .. Robert MoAuliffe ; 16 years .. 4th February, 1915 ; thumb injured McAuliffe's right hand slipped and his thumb got under the chuck of lathe and was bruised. A. and T. Burt (Limited), Bunedin .. j Screwing .. James McBride ; 15 years .. 11th February, 1915 ; arm and McBride's right arm was caught by the chuck of the lathe, his shoulder injured arm being twisted and his shoulder bruised. A. and T. Burt (Limited), Bunedin .. ' Brilling .. .. Sidney Williams ; 16 years .. 16th February, 1915 ; internally ; While Williams was drilling holes he was caught in the material, j _ injured thrown under the planer, and injured internally. Waitemata Sawmill Company, Freeman's Buzzer .. J. Chaplin; 45 years .. 5th March, 1915; finger injured .. When Chaplin was brushing shavings off the machine his little Bay finger touched the knives and was cut off at the first joint. Isaac Stevenson, St. Leonards . • Gold-dredge .. A. James ; 36 years .. .. 19th March, 1915 ; heel injured .. While James was putting a new side line on winch-barrel he had one foot on the frame to keep the rope even, when the pinion caught his heel and cut it. The Steel Construction Company (Li- Radial drilling .. A. Given ; 14 years .. .. 19th March, 1915 : arm injured .. Given was shifting a steel plate when the stud holding the drill mited), Auckland in its socket caught his sleeve, and his arm was dragged against the spindle and bruised and lacerated. Wilson's Portland Cement Company (Li- Crushing and grind- — Beecher; 45 years .. 22nd March, 1915 ; shoulder injured When leaning over to put the belt on a moving pulley the collar mited), Auckland ing of his coat caught between the belt and pulley, his shoulder being dislocated. The Christchurch Meat Company (Li- Refrigerating .. P.H.Thompson; 32 years .. 25th March, 1915 ; finger injured.. Through inattention the third finger of Thompson's left hand mited), Islington came in contact with the moving part of machine and was cut and bruised. Phoenix Company (Limited), Bunedin Lozenge-dough .. R. Elliott; 21 years .. 29th March, 1915 : finger injured.. Wliile Elliott was feeding dough into a machine his finger was caught in the rollers and bruised.