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Accidents in Factories, etc., reported during the Year 1906-7— continued.

Trade or Industry. Locality. _. •a § a l-H Nature of Injury. Cause. Noi ?HEEN (AOCKLA: .nd) In iUSTBIAL DlSTBICT- COM.ii nued. Plumbing— Plumber Paper-milling— Mill hand Boy Auckland .. 1 1 1 Cut face Lost right arm Hand badly crushed .. Pin flew out of lathe,, Caught between pressor rolls. Caught in rollers of paper-bag machine. Caught in felt-roller. Mill hand Portmanteau-making— Bag-maker Printing, &c.— Assistant Apprentice Various Sawmilling— Sawyer 1 Arm soverely burned .. 1 Lost part of thumb .. Caught on oiroular saw. 1 1 5 Lost finger Arm badly cut Slight cuts, bruises, &c. Caught in lift. Fell through skylight. Busbman Kouseabout Benchman Bench hand Mokai Aratapu l l 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 21 1 Hand torn off Hand cut off Lost part of hand Lost two fingers Lost thumb and finger Lost thumb Thigh severely cut Broken leg Lost part of finger Internal injuries Lost finger Severe bruises Leg severely cut Slight cuts, bruises, &c. Severely bruised Killed through breaking of haul. ing-rope. Load of posts fell on him. Caught in belting. Caught on saw. Caught on circular saw. Machinist Head sawman Machinist Orderman Benchman Carter Benchman Tram-driver Benchman Various Machinist Shipbuilding— Boatbuilder Steel-pipe making— Labourer Whangarei .. Aratapu Auckland .. Thames Auckland .. Aratapu Rawene Aratapu Piece of wood flew from saw. Stack of timber fell on him. Caught on circular saw. Part load of sleepers fell on him. Jammed between log and bench. Truck of timber ran over him. Axe slipped. Auckland Caught on shafting. Aratapu 1 Arm broken Kauri-log rolled on him. Auckland .. 1 Lost finger, hand badly cut Hand poisoned Injury to eye Wrist badly burnt Bruises, sprains, &c. Caught in block of crane. 1 1 1 3 Punctured by piece of wire. Piece of steel flew into it. Boiling tar splashed on it. Sugar refining— Various 13 Slight cuts, sprains, bruises, &c. Severe scalds Tanning 1 Fell into bark tub. Taranai :i ; .NUI stbial District. Sash and door making— Engine-driver Machinist N. Plymouth li Severe cut in calf Lost part of finger Fell against pulley. Caught in knives of buzzer planing-machine. Wood-turning, cabinet-making, &c. — Cabinetmaker Apprentice wood-turner ' .. Various Bootmaking— Apprentice 1 1 Lost four fingers Severe injury to abdomen Slight cuts, bruises, &c. Caught in planing-machine. Struck by wood from circular saw. 1 Hand amputated Caught in heeling-machine. Biscuit and confectionery manufacturing— Confectioner Welling' 'ON In: >dstrial District. Wellington .. 1 Hand crushed Caught against frame of travel-ling-table. Caught on end of shafting. Fell down stairs. Caught in sugar-crushing machine. Apprentice Confectioner 1 1 1 7 Hand badly twisted .. Sprained leg Three fingers crushed.. Slight cuts, burns, bruises, &c. Various Boot-manufacturing— Bootmaker 1 1 2 Lost part of finger Caught in stamping-machine. Caught in sole-cutting-machine. Various Boxmaking (wood & cardboard)— General hand Slight cuts. Boxmaker Machinist Various Bottling— Bottle-washer Bottler Packer Masterton .. Wellington .. 1 1 1 1 2 Hand severely bruised Thumb almost severed Arm broken in two places Hand badly cut. Slight cuts, &o. Wood flew from circular saw. Caught on circular saw. Caught on shafting. Feilding .. j Wellington .. Palmerston N. I 1 1 1 Hand badly cut Bottle broke. Bottle burst. Arm badly cut