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No. 5. —Return of Accidents (not Fatal) in connection with Machinery— continued.

Name and Address of Description of [ Namu and Age of Date and Nature of Cause of Accident, and Owner. Machinery. ■ Person injured. ; Accident. lie)narks. . tt. T. Moe», Dunedin . . Sawmill .. E. Thomas: 20th June, 1907 : While cutting firewood Thomas 22 years fourth finger cut off accidentally allowed his finger to come in contact with the saw. Wellington Biscuit Com- Biscuit-cutter . . W. A. Milford ; 26th June, 1907 i leg The belt which drives the pany (Limited), Wei- 17 years broken below the biscuit-cutter came off the lington knee pulley, one end of it falling on the table of the machine, the other end hanging over the revolving shaft overhead. Milford got on the table of the machine and attempted to put the belt on the pulley overhead. The belt being caught by the pulley, commenced to wind round the shaft; Milford's foqt getting caught in the loop of it, he was drawn up to the shafting, causing the injuries to his leg. IJ. Kingsland and Son Dough-brake Wm. Lyons; 27th June, .1907: j Lyons was washing the rollers, (Limited), Invercargill rollers 18 years bruised arm when he allowed the cloth he was using to catch in the rollers. His arm was drawn in between the rollers and crushed. Southland Frozen Meat Circular saw .. John Patter - ; 4th July, 1907 : cut Whilst splitting a stave, Patand Produce Export son; 40 yearsi point of finger terson accidentally ran his Company, Wallacetown hand in contact with the saw. 41ex. J. Rand, Welling- Wood • working Wm. Napier; I 5th July, 1907 : com- When pulling the fly-wheel ton South machine 19jyears pound fracture of j round to start the engine, one or more bones j Napier accidentally put his in lift foot foot on bed of engine, and the crank coming down jammed his foot. and Co., Grinding-mill ..P. Limn; IS 5th July, 1907: nail of . In passing the grinding-mill Christchureh years third finger of right I Lunn saw a bit of dough hand dragged off sticking on the spindle. Tn attempting to pull it off he got his finger between the spindle and roller of the mill. ■ihiels and Hitchon, Kai- Flax-mill .. Andrew Phil- oth July, 1907: left ' Through inadvertence, Phillips tangata lips; 30 years '< arm broken below allowed his arm to be caught elbow by the intermediate shaft, which caused the injury to his arm. ■iooullw and Co., (Li- Hydraulic lift . . Thos. Don- Sth July, 1907 : frao Donnelly failed to notice that mited), Wellington nelly; 60 ture of right arm the lift was in motion, and years between elbow, j went underneath it. The shoulder, and col- lift descending on him. lar-bone -«ensed the injuries to his right arm and shoulder. Martin and Matheson, Printing-machine H. W. Tutty; 10th July, 1907 : arm ; Just as Tutty was taking Gore 14 years broken, bruised, and papers off the machine, he lacerated stepped backwards and overbalanced himself, and fell against the revolving cylinder. His arm was drawn s in between the cylinder and the upright supporting it. liijnnskowski Bros., Counter-shaft of ; John Pearson ; i I Oth July. 1907; Pearson was fixing a gas-pipe Murton suction - gas 29 yean right arm broken close to the revolving shaft. plant and abrasions on His clothing caught in the right side set screw of collar on shafting and drew him on the shaft, completely stripping him of his clothing, and causing the injury to his body and arm. W. Crabtree and Sons, ; Punching - ma- | Reginal Ward; [ 11th July, 1907: top While Ward was using the Wellington chine 21 years of thumb smashed punching - machine, he inadvertently neglected to remove his thumb from be- ' neath the punch when it was descending. ..yttelton Steam Laun- Wringing-machine Beatrice New- 22nd July, 1907 : la- Newton was engaged feeding dry Company (Li- ton; 16 years ceration of palm of the machine, when she acmited), Lvttelton hand cidentally allowed her hand to be caught in the rollers )eacription oi Machinery. Nil i in- and Age of ! Date and Nature of Person injured. ; Accident. E. Thomas; 20th June, 1907 : 22 years fourth finger cut off W. A. Milford ; \ 26th June, 1907 s leg 17 years broken below the knee