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Return of Fatal Accidents in connection with Machinery during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1917.

Name and Address of Owner. Description of Machinery. Name and Age of Person injured. Date of Accident. Nature of Injury. Cause of Accident, and Remarks. Williamson, Williamson, and Bloomfield, Hydraulic lift .. ! Henry George Chilton ; 22 years i Auckland Jas. J. Nivon and Co. (limited), Napier Emery grinder . . William Winterbottom; 42 years Leyland-O'Brien Timber Company (Li- Circular saw .. Wright Chambers ; 43 years .. mited), Auckland Wellington Harbour Board, Wellington Hydraulic lift .. A. E. Marks ; 55 years F. V. Raymond, Remuera .. .. Gum-dredge driving- Chris Otte ; 26 years gear Thomas Todd and Sons (Limited), Wai- Grinding-fan .. Nathaniel Todd ; 43 years .. kiwi Mace and Nicholson, Wellington .. Road-engine .. William Townley ; 30 years .. 15/4/16 j Fatal 24/5/16 ; Fatal 25/5/16 Fatal 13/7/16 Fatal 4/10/16 Fatal 25/10/16 Fatal 31/10/16 Fatal Through the lift creeping upwards Chilton placed his hand on the floor of the cage, which was about level with his shoulders, in order to bring it down. It started to move, and his hands must have shpped, when he lost his balance. He fell down the lift-well, and was instantaneously killed. .. ! Winterbottom was grinding a cotter-pin when the stone broke in two. The pin he was grinding got wedged between the rest and the stone. One piece of the stone struck him on the right temple, causing his death an hour afterwards. Chambers was working at the saw, when a piece of timber flew off and struck him in the abdomen, causing internal injuries from which he died two days afterwards. Marks was working on the first floor near the lift-well, with his back to the lift. It is presumed that he stepped backwards with the intention of getting on the lift. It was then some distance above the floor-level. He fell to the bottom of the lift-well, and received such injuries to his head that his death occurred a few hours afterwards. Through going too near the first-motion shaft, although he was warned not to do so, by some means Otte was caught by the shaft. Both of his legs and one arm were broken, and he also received other injuries which caused his death a few hours afterwards. Todd was trying to free a piece of sacking, which had got entangled on the shaft, while the machine was in motion. His arm was caught in the sacking, and he was drawn round the shaft. His left arm was severed and knee and ankle were broken. His death occurred four days afterwards. Townley had jacked up the engine and was lowering it when the jack canted. The engine fell on his back and caused internal injuries, from which he died shortly afterwards.