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Return of Accidents to Waterside Workers reported to the Marine Department, &c.—continued.

Date. Port. Name of Person injured. Nature of Injury, fatal or otherwise. Place where Accident Particulars as to Accident and its Cause, and Verdict of Jury if Inquest held. r 1908. Nov. 30 Nelson Dec. 4 Auckland .. ,, 6 Gisborne . . ,, 7 Auckland .. ,, 7 Auckland .. „ 7 Auckland .. ,, 10 Greymouth ,, 11 Greymouth 11 Wellington ,, 12 Auckland .. E. Robb .. .. Injured hand Patrick Clare . . Broken wrist and injured knee W. J. Morris .. Injured shoulder N. O'Brien .. j Injured leg C. Hamilton .. Injured head William Salmon .. Injured foot James Outram .. Injured head John Davis .. I Crushed fingers .. T. Pressley .. Injured head William Johnston .. Cut face Daniel Callaghan .. Injured ankle H. Pearce .. . . Broken leg William Dalbaith .. Injured ribs Harry Peek .. Injured foot E. Anderson .. Injured hand Nelson .. .. Crushed whilst discharging timber. Auckland .. .. Fell into the hold of the " Monowai " when removing the hatches. .. ! Gisborne .. .. A bag of waste fell out of a sling and struck him. Auckland s ' m 8 timber gave way, and the pieces fell on O'Brien and Hamilton. Auckland .. .. Slipped on deck when carrying a case. Greymouth .. Struck by a piece of falling timber. Greymouth .. j Jammed whilst stacking sleepers. Wellington . . Fell and struck his head against the winch. Auckland .. . . A fellow-workman threw a shovel to him (at his own request), but he missed it, and it struck him on the face, inflicting a severe cut. Greymouth . . Caught in wire rope. Auckland .. A case fell on him. Aoroa .. .. Got jammed between logs. Tekopuru .. .. A sling of timber fell on his foot. Auckland .. .. The balance-box of a crane suddenly slipped and caught Anderson's left hand and crushed off two of his fingers at the first joint. ,, 14 Greymouth ,, 15 Auckland .. ,, 21 Kaipara .. ,, 24 Kaipara .. ,, 31 Auckland .. 1909. Jan. 2 Greymouth ,, 4 Lyttelton .. ,, 13 Auckland .. „ 30 Gisborne . . Feb. 1 [ Auckland .. ,, 8 Greymouth ,, 10 Greymouth ,, 15 Lyttelton .. ,, 17 Lyttelton .. I W. F. Rose .. i Injured hand A. Foote .. .. Injured leg Charles Richardson .. Effects of fall .. D. Hent .. .. Injured leg AV. Johnson .. I Bruised shoulder Neil Backman .. Crushed finger Charles Cook .. Injured legs J. Scott .. .. Injured thumb Alfred Cook .. Injured head and shoulder John Shepherd .. Effects of fall James Gray .. Injured leg Thomas McDonald .. Effects of fall Daniel Coakley .. Injured knee William Beckman .. Injured arm James Kelly .. Injured knee Frederick Mortimer . . Injured eye Alexander Campbell Strain Arthur Tullock .. Broken wrists .. .... Greymouth . . Jammed in timber. Lyttelton .. ., A case fell and struck his leg. Auckland .. .. i Fell off a railway truck. Gisborne .. .. I A case of iron, whilst being hoisted, struck him on the left leg. Auckland . . .. A case fell out of a sling and struck him on the shoulder. Greymouth .. Caught in brake of timber-truck. Greymouth .. Caught in rope of revolving capstan. Lyttelton .. .. Got his thumb jammed between two sleepers. Lyttelton .. .. A piece of timber fell out of a sling and struck him, causing severe wounds to head and shoulders. Lyttelton .. .. Was knocked out of a truck by a sling of iron and fell on the wharf and thence into the water ; not seriously injured. Port Ahuriri .. A coal-trestle overturned and struck him above the heel, breaking the tendons. Port Ahuriri . .. Fell into the hold of the " Marere," and was severely bruised. Greymouth .. | Struck by a lump of coal. Greymouth .. Fell off wagon. Lyttelton .. .. Fell whilst carrying a coal-basket. Greymouth .. Struck by piece of falling timber. Port Ahuriri .. Collapsed whilst at work, and became unconscious. Wellington .. Stepped on a hatch which he had not fastened properly, when it gave way, and he fell about 37 ft., breaking both wrists and sustaining shock to system. „ 18 Lyttelton .. „ 22 Napier ,, 25 Napier „ 27 | Greymouth Mar. 5 ; Greymouth ,, 6 [ Lyttelton .. ,, 11 I Greymouth ,, 23 Napier „ 30 Wellington