H.—ll.

Accidents in Factories, etc. — continued.

In all cases accidents are inquired into by Inspectors by personal visits, and wherever possible machinery is guarded to minimise the risk of further accident.

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Trade or Industry. Locality. 2 3 '3 r— Nature oi Injury. Cause. 3tago and Soi .AN i Industrial District. Biscuit- manufacturing— Apprentice Confectioner Boot- manufacturing — Bootmaker .. BrassHnishing.. Brickmaking— Brickmaker Invercargill Dunedin . . 1 1 1 1 i Arm crushed .. ! Caught in rollers of machine. Ann broken . . Slipped on floor. HLost finger .. Caught in canister-folding""ma-chine. Sprained back .. Lifting pan of boiling sugar. 1 ( ■ pi Bruised knee .. Fell down stairs. ; Hand bruised .. Caught in belting. 1 1 Kaitangata 1 Wrist severely injured Jammed against pug - wheel knife. Brushmaking— Brushmaker Building, &c. — Joiner Carpenter Various Butter-manufacturing— Apprentice tinsmith Buttermaker Dunedin . . 1 i 1 3 Finger lacerated .. Caught on circular saw. Lost part of finger .. j Jammed in planing-machine. Hand lacerated .. Caught on cicular saw. Slight cuts, bruises, &c. eargill Dunedin . . 1 1 1 Lost part of finger .. Caught in cutting-press. Leg broken. . .. I Fell down ladder. Hip sprained .. I Lifting large butter-case. Cabinetmaking— Apprentic. Various Card board-box making— Boxmakor 1 4 Poisoned finger .. Scratched on nail. Slight cuts, &c. Dunedin .. 1 1 Nail torn off finger . . Caught in studding-machine. Fingers severely lace- j Caught on circular saw. rated Chemical-manufacturing— Labourer 1 Lost toe .. .. Caught in prongs of dredgingmachine. Various 3 Slight cuts, bruises, and scalds. Olothi ng- manufacturing— Tailoresa Cordial-manufacturing-Bottle-washer Engineering— Boilermaker Dunedin . . Invercargill 1 1 Back injured .. Clothes-horse fell on her. Hand out .. .. Bottle burst. Blacksmith Engino-driver Machinist Striker Vpprenticrt .. Dunedin .. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Hand poisoned .. Bruised while chipping dredgebucket. Sprained wrist .. Injured while working steam hammer. Lost thumb and one ! Hand caught under crank, finger Lost finger .. j Caught in sling-chain of crane. Severely cut leg .. : Struck by piece of steel. Finger broken .. , Caught in lathe. Lost pne finger .. Slipping of shaft of drilling-ma-chine. Sprained wrist .. Fall down trap-door. Broken rib .. Fall while attending to engine. Slight cuts, bruises, &e. »» • • • • >t • • Engine-driver Various Flax-milling, rope and twine making— Scutcher 1 1 50 »» • • Riverton .. 1 Lost arm with fatal re- Caught in soutching-machine. suit Hand badly cut and Caught in machine. bruised Lost finger . ... • Caught between yarn and shafting. Hand badly crushed , Caught in rollers. Lost hand and part of ; Caught in scutching-machine. arm Apprentice ropemaker Dunedin .. 1 Ropemaker 1 Scutcher Otapiri Gorge 1 1 Labourer Dunedin .. 1 Arm sprained .. Caught between hemp and driv-ing-shaft. Various Flour-milling— Apprentice Hat-manufacturing— Hatmaker Laundry-work— Steam-ironer Plumbing— Plumber Apprentice Printing, &c.— Bookbinder 7 Slight cuts, bruises, &c. Gore 1 Hand crushed .. Caught between oelt and pulley. Dunedin .. 1 Face scalded .. Splash of boiling water. Invercargill 1 Fingers crushed . . Caught in ironing-machine. Dunedin .. 1 1 Lost finger .. j Hand caught in guillotine. Bruised elbow .. Fell down stairs. Apprentice compositor Various Sawmilling— Benchman Shipbuilding— Various Tanning— Labourer »» • • >» • • 1 1 1 Scalp and part of ear Hair caught in shafting. torn off Lost finger .. Caught in die-cutting machine. Slight cuts, bruises, &c Dunedin .. 1 Leg broken.. .. Struck by log. Dunedin .. 2 1 Scalp wound . and crushed hand. Rupture .. .. Lifting heavy bag of sand. Total .. 8 521