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Return of Non-fatal Accidents in connection with Machinery during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1919.

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Name and Address of Owner. Description of Machinery. : Name and Age of Person injured. Date of Accident. Xature of Injury. | Cause of Accident, and Itemarks. Oamaru Woollen Factory Company ! Power loom .. : Stella Pygall; 16 years (Limited), Oamaru A. and T. Burt (Limited), Dunedin .. j Electric motor .. Cyril Hart; 17 years The Mosgiel Woollen Factory Company ! Yarn-breaking .. ! P. M. GiUigan; 35 years (Limited), Mosgiel Leggatt and Campbell, Papatowai .. Log-hauler .. ; J. W. Smith : 15 y-ears The Wellington Woollen Manufacturing Wool-carding .. , Robert Bates ; 17 years Company (Limited), Petone C. and W. Hayward (Limited), Dunedin Rip-saw .. .. A. G. Roberts ; 28 years The New Zealand Shoji Fronts (Limited), Circular saw .. I James Sexton ; 41 years Wellington The Phoenix Company (Limited), Dun- - Wrapping-machine Violet Thompson ; 16 years .. edin Canterbury Frozen Meat Company (Li- Mincing .. ... Alexander Meikle ; 56 years .. mited), Pareora The Phoenix Company (Limited), Dun- , Printing .. .. George Shelton ; 16 years edin J. Wilkie and Co. (Limited), Dunedin .. Book-jointing .. i Charles Tourelles ; 16 years Henry Brown and Co. (Limited), New Planing .. .. j John Storring ; 54 years Plymouth Hallenstein Bros. (Limited), Dunedin .. Electric lift .. j V. Ellis ; 16 years R. Hudson and Co., Dunedin .. j Biscuit cutting .. Charles Smith ; 54 years Hintons Limited, Dunedin . . .. Power press .. J. H. Hinton ; 44 years .. [ S. Kirkjiatrick and Co. (Limited), Nelson Capping-machine .. Philip Way ; 15 years S. Kirkpatrick and Co. (Limited), Nelson Making screwed tops Philip Way ; 15 years for glass jars F. H. Reilly, Wellington .. .. , Wood-working . . R. E. Flan ; 30 years C. H. Furness and Co. (Limited), Auck- I Electric lift .. Harold Thomas ; 16 years land Wellington Technical Educational Board, Lathe .. .. L. E. Pudney ; 14 years .. j Wellington Waitemata Sawmill Company, Auckland Crosscut saw .. ; Alfred McCormaek ; 44 years C. and W. Hayward (Limited), Dunedin Planer .. .. Thomas Palmer ; 28 years ■ i i I i 6/4/18 Fingers injured .. When engaged cleaning the shuttles with a jiiece of waste Pygall's right hand came into contact with the gearing of the loom. 19/4/18 Finger lost .. Hart was at the time feeling the bearing when his under finger of right hand was caught in the moving motor. 20/4/18 Hand injured .. While feeding the machine Gilligan's left hand was drawn into it. The hand was bruised and he lost the little finger. 24/4/18 Leg injured .. Smith's leg was crushed between the hauler and some other plant. The leg was so injured that it,had to be amputated 1/5/18 jArm injured .. Bates put his right arm into the machine to remove a piece of wool. The gearing of the machine caught his shirt-sleeve and drew his arm in, lacerating it 3/5/18 ; Fingers and thumb When sawing a piece of wood Roberts's left hand came into injured ' contact with the saw. 13/5/18 Fingers injured .. Sexton accidentally allowed his left hand to be caught by the saw. He lost one finger and part of another. 21/5/18 Fingers injured .. By misjilacing the fingers of her right hand, Thompson had them caught in the machine and bruised. 25/5/18 Head injured .. Meikle was rejiairing the machine when the fastener of the belt came round and struck him on .the head. 27/5/18 Hand injured .. Shelton fainted while working at the machine. His right hand was caught in it and was badly crushed. 1/6/18 j Finger injured .. Tourelles's forefinger of his right hand was caught by the machine, cutting it. 5/6/18 Fingers injured .. When engaged taking chip out of the machine Storring allowed the second and third fingers of his left hand to come into contact with the knives. He lost the tips of both fingers. 11/6/18 Head injured .. After he had started the lift Ellis put his head partly over the gate, and the top jiart of lift caught his head and crushed it. 14/6/18 | Hand injured .. Through inattention Smith allowed his left hand to be caught in the machine and got it badly crushed. 17/6/18 Fingers injured .. Hinton placed his fingers under the press and lost the tips of the third and fourth fingers of his right hand. 17/6/18 Arm injured .. The top of the tin flew off the machine and cut Way's arm. 27/6/18 Arm injured .. Way's arm was caught in the machine and bruised. 1/7/18 Finger injured .. Flan's right hand slipped and came into contact with the knives of the machine. He lost two joints of the index finger. 2/7/18 ' Heel injured .. Thomas was riding on the lift when his heel was caught by one of the stringers and crushed while passing one of the floors. 3/7/18 Finger injured .. Pudney had the index finger of his left hand crushed between the gearing of the lathe, and had to have it amputated. 3/7/18 Thumb injured .. When sawing wood McCormaek permitted the thumb of Ms right hand to come into contact with the saw. 8/7/18 Fingers injured .. The timber Palmer was planing slipjied and two fingers of his left hand were caught in the knives of the planer, and the tops were taken off.