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Return of Accidents to Waterside Workers reported to the Marine Department during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1917.

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Date. Name of Person injured. Nature of Injury : Fatal or otberwise. j Place where Accident occurred. Particulars as to Accident and its Cause, and Verdict of Jury if Inquest held. I 1916. April 13 E. Ping „ 27 C. Murdoch Mav 8 W. Bvrne 26 C. Fabor „ 27 C. Chenery June 6 T. Mence .. 6 T. Maclean ,, 7 : Henry Johnston „ 14 H. Austin 16 C. Small 17 A. O'Connor ,, 21 J. A. Cunningham .. „ 22 W. Outram Jut. 10 ! J. Duffv 11 : T. Faull 13 : T. Mitchell „ 19 George Denman 28 — Bullock Aug. 2 W. B. Campbell .. „ 4 W. Dowling ,, 7 G. E. Weekes „ 18 0. Hansen 18 ! T. Blocksage „ ■ 18 J. Walton.. 19 J. Helean 26 Thomas Butler Sept. 7 C. Falkner ,, 7 J. Coutts .. ,, 7 G. Jones .. ,, 7 J. .Anderson ,, 7 H. Barnes .. „ 7 | J. Jones .. ,, 7 S. Appelby ,, 7 W. Holmes ,, 7 j J. Spray 7 S. Bayliss . . ,, 7 J. Nolan . . ,, 8 J. Mannix 10 William Durrell ,, 25 W. Jackson 29 F. Quintall Oot. 2 A. Sloss .. ,, 2 E. Marsden ,, 4 W. Johnstone „ 4 J. Anderson Bruised leg .. .. . . Greymouth Crushed toe .. .. .. Bluff Bruised leg .. • ■ .. Greymouth Injured body .. .. .. Lyttelton .. I Crushed finger .. .. .. i ,, .. ! Bruised body .. .. .. j Bluff Fractured rib .. .. .. ,, Killed .. .. .. .. Auckland .. ; Fractured rib .. . . .. Lyttelton Injured thumb .. .. .. ,, .. i Injured shoulder .. .. .. ,, .. ! Injured head .. .. ,. I ,, .. i Broken leg .. .. .. Wellington Injured knee .. .. .. Bluff Injured back .. " .. .. Lyttelton Injured ankle .. .. - .. „ Injured head .. . . .. Wanganui Broken leg .. ... .. Auckland .. j Broken rib .. .. .. ' Te Kopuru .. ! Bruised thumb .. . . ... Timaru .. Crushed toe .. .. .. j Lyttelton Injured head .. .. .. Bluff .. : Crushed thumb .. .. .. Greymouth .. ; Strained wrist .. ... .. ; ,, .. : Crushed hand .. .. .. Timaru .. Bruised bod3 r .. . . .. i ,, .. ; Burnt face, eyes, arms, and leg .. Auckland .. i Burnt face, eyes, and arms .. .. I ,, Burnt face, eye, arms, back, thigh, ,, and leg Burnt face and eyes .. .. ,, .. j Burns .. .. .. .. ,, .. ; Injured abdomen .. . . .. I Bluff .. ; Cut chin . . .. .. .. | Wanganui Injured back .. .. . . Timaru . . Strained .. .. .. ". . Auckland Bruised hand . . . . . . Greymouth Injured right foot .. .. .. ' Lyttelton Bruised jaw .. .. .. Auckland ..' I Bruised head .. .. "..' I Greymouth By falling timber. While unloading cargo. Falling timber. By falling stanchion. Caught in railway-truck. Bale slipped from sling. Slipped. A rope broke, allowing the derrick of the " Mahurangi " to fall. Struck by sling of cargo. Caught between cases. Struck by basket of coal. Bale slipped from sling. Bale fell on leg. Sack of oats fell on knee. Struck by sling of cargo. Struck b\- piece of coal. Drum of caustic soda fell on leg. Cargo fell from sling. Caught between sling of cargo. Sling-chain fell on toe. .. | Fell on to wharf. .. | Falling timber. .. j Fell in truck. Caught hand between sling of cargo. Knocked out of truck. By explosion of sulphuric acid. Caught between buffers. Knocked out of railway-truck. Hit by falling basket. Lifting timber. By falling timber. Struck by truck. By falling timber.