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J. E. Hendriksen, WeUington .. Wood-working .. Thomas Thompson; 44 years Orwell Creek Sawmill (Limited), Oryvell Sawmill .. .. James Pearcy ; 25 years Creek Auckland City Council, Auckland .. Triple-expansion en- . A. Wyllie ; 48 years gine W. Purcell; 39 years H. Pearson ; 39 years W. Oram ; 40 years The Windsor Manufacturing Company Grinders .. .. B. Tisorieri : 15 years (Limited), WeUington Leyland and O'Brien Timber Company-, Circular saw .. W.J.Wilson; 18 years Auckland C. W. Gibbs, Dunedin .. .. Circular saw .. C. W. Gibbs; 53 years Thomas Borthwick and Sons (Limited), Shafting .. .. WiUiam Hoyvard : 16 vears .. Belfast Mrs. S. Frew, North-east Valley .. I Hydro-extractor .. A. E. Skinner; 32 years Brown Barrett (Limited), Auckland .. Grinder .. .. E. Corrigan; 16 years Aulsebrook and Co., Christchureh .. Card-box staying .. ! Ethel Lawrence ; 21 years Woolston Tanneries (Limited), Woolston ' Lift .. .. G. H. Broyvn ; 32 years N.Z. Refrigerating Company (Limited), Corlise engine .. W. J. Morton ; 29 years Pukeuri Booth, Macdonald and Co., Sydenham Lathe .. A. W T alker; 19 years Phoenix Company (Limited), Dunedin.. Caramel cutting .. William Coard ; 14 years Phoenix Company (Limited), Dunedin. . Dough-mixer .. j Alexander Bryant ; 15 years .. W. D. Anderson, Methven .. .. Chaffcutting .. i A. Morrison; 41 years Lyttelton Times Company (Limited), Printing .. .. George HiUmer; 15 years Christchureh Aulsebrook and Co., Christchureh .. Paper-cutting .. James Menelaus ; 32 y-ears Wilson's Portland Cement Company (Li- Grinding and crushing; William Brentnall; 44 years .. mited), Warkworth Phoenix Company (Limited), Dunedin.. Tin-folding .. i A. G. Wilson ; 14 years William Black, Waihao Downs .. Chaffcutter .. William Black; 50 y-ears .. : 27/6/17 i Fingers injured .. I Thompson's fingers came in contact with the knives of the machine. 7/7/17 ; Body injured .. ( Pearcy was oiUng a bearing on the shaft yvhen his coat yvas caught by a fastener; he was carried round the shaft between a pulley K3 SH and a bearing, and had his body bruised and squeezed. 13/7/17 Body- and face injured One of the engines coupled to a generator was running hot, and yvas about to be shut down when an explosion occurred in the crank-chamber; the force of the explosion bleyv the cover off the lubricating-oil chamber, with the result that a large quantity of boiling oil yvas discharged upyvards ; the oil struck the top portion of the engine, and, descending in a shoyver, inflicted severe injuries on the four men yvho were engaged near the machinery-, burning their faces, arms, and body. 24/7/17 ' Finger injured .. Wliile feeding machine Tisorieri allowed the forefinger of his right hand to be caught in the rollers. 25/7/17 ' Finger injured .. When taking away- battens from the saw the first finger of Wilson's right hand came in contact with it. 26/7/17 ; Thumb injured .. Gibbs was sawing a piece of timber and accidentally allowed the thumb of his left hand to come in contact with saw. 3/8/17 Body injured .. While engaged oiling bearings the ladder on which Howard yvas standing slipped, and he fell about 12 ft. and bruised his body and sprained his wrist. 16/8/17 Arm injured .. : Skinner was stopping the machine when his foot slipped off the brake ; his right arm struck the rey-olving cage and w-as broken between the wrist and the elbow. 20/8/17 Finger injured .. When working at the machine Corrigan accidentally got his right hand caught between two cog-wheels. 23/8/17 Finger injured .. Lawrence got the second finger of her left hand cut and crushed yy-hile working at the machine. 4/9/17 ' Leg injured .. Brown yvas wheeling a truck of leather across the cage of the lift when the cage dropped down ; he fell to the floor below and fractured his left leg. 6/9/17 Finger injured .. When feeling around the bearing of the engine to see that it yvas all right Morton accidentaUy T put the middle finger of his right hand into the fork of the trip-gear and got a finger taken off at the second joint. 13/9/17 Fingers injured .. While closing door of the tool-locker Walker placed his hand under a guard and his hand was caught in the gearing. 17/9/17 Fingers injured .. Coard accidentally misplaced his right hand and it was caught in the machine and had several of his fingers injured. 20/9/17 Wrist injured .. : Bryant was placing dough in the machine when his left hand yvas caught by the rollers and crushed. 24/9/17 Arm injured .. When feeding machine Morrison inadvertently got his left hand in the rollers and had his arm taken off at the elboyv. 25/9/17 Thumb injured .. HiUmer had his thumb crushed through being caught between the lever and the roller of the inking-machine. 16/10/17 Finger injured .. Menelaus started the machine while the middle finger of his right hand was in the way of the knife and had point cut off. 17/10/17 Finger injured .. Brentnall yvas testing the heat of the bearings of the engine when his finger came into contact with the crank and was fractured. 30/10/17 Thumb injured .. Wilson got his thumb jammed in the machine. 30/10/17 Fingers injured .. When oiling bevel cog-yvheels in motion Black accidentally got three of his fingers caught in them and had the tops taken off.