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No. 5. —Return of Non-fatal Accidents in connection with Machinery— continued.

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Name and Address of Owner. Description of Machinery. Name and Age of Person injured. Date of Accident and Nature of Injury. Cause of Accident, and Remarks. Donaghy's Rope and Twine Company (Limited), Auckland Ikaniatua Sawmill Company, Ikamatua Wallace and Cooper, Timaru W. G. Basset t, Wanganui Golden Bed Cold-dredg-ing Company, Millers Flat Aulsebrook and Co., Christchurch New Zealand Paper Mills (Limited), Riveihead A. and T. Burt (Limited), Dunedin Carding Saw-sharpening Drilling Bandsaw Gold dredge Mincing Paper .1. Christian-; .22 years Wm. Smith ; 32 years Peter McNeil ; 34 years Jos. Smithies ; 18 years S. Neilsen ; 52 years S. Feilding ; 15 years A. Ziegler; 2.1 years Donald McDonald ; 24 years Roland King.; 21 years 2nd November, 1909 ; arm fractured 4th November, 1909; arm cut 5th November, 1909 ; arm broken 5th November, 1909 ; thumb cut 9th November, 1909 ; hand amputated 16th November, 1909; fingers amputated 17th November, 1909; lingers crushed 18th November, 1909; thumb cut Through inattention Christian's arm was caught in the rollers of the cardingmachine. While sharpening a saw at the sharpening - machine the emery-wheel broke, and a fragment struck Smith on the arm. McNeil was drilling holes in a joint, and, when looking to sec if the drill was nearly through, his hand slipped. This caused him to fall on the spindle of the drillingmachine, when a set-screw caught the sleeve of his coat and wound his arm around the spindle. Smithies' right thumb came in contact with bandsaw while it was in motion. In attempting to remove a stone from under the intermediate shaft, Neilsen's left, hand was caught between the revolving tumbler and the buckets of the dredge and severely crushed. After having cleaned and started the machine, Feilding was wiping out the hopper when two of the fingers of his left hand were caught in the worm of the machine. Ziegler's foot slipped while working at the machine, and in trying to recover his foothold his right hand was caught in the rollers of the paper-machine, and the tops of two fingers were crushed. In polishing a frame McDonald's left thumb was caught in the machine. King was putting a piece of timber over the surfaceplaner. The timber slipped and. the top of his thumb came in contact with the knives of the planing-ma-ehine. Through inattention Higgs' thumb came in contact with the cutting tool of the shaping-machine. McArthur was putting the traveller on the flanged pulley, when his right forearm was drawn in between the belt and the pulley. While engaged turning a piece of iron at the turning-lathe the second finger of Davey's left hand passed between the iron and the cutting tool. Cawthorn attempted to clean the rollers, which were in motion, with his hand, instead of using the proper tool. His hand was dragged into the rollers, and his arm was so badly injured that it had to be amputated. The first finger of Donn's left hand was caught in the stapler. Kighlty s right thumb came in contact with the saw. Rowntree was standing on a ladder oiling the fan, when the ladder slipped, and in falling he bruised his face anil hand, Polishing -3. Abiirn and Sons, Dunedin Wood-working-19th November, 1909; thumb amputated II. Brown and Co., New Plymouth Shaping Alfred Higgs ; 28 years 20th November, 1909; thumb cut Progress Mines of New Zealand Company (Limited), Reefton True vanner Thos. McArthur; 25 years 27th November, 1909; arm broken Robertson and Co. (Limited), Wellington Turning Percy Davey ; 20 years 1st December, 1909 ; finger cut William Cawthorn, jun., Collingwood Devil W m . C a w - thorn, sen. ; 67 years 3rd December, 1909 ; arm amputated .1. Wilkio and Co. (Limited), Dunedin Tsa Donn ; 21 years 17th December, 1909; finger-nail torn off Wire-stapling . . Allan and Lindsay, Oamaru S. Wood, Linwood Circular saw Robert Kighlty; 40 years A. Rowntree ; 56 years 23rd December, 1909; thumb cut 28th December, 1909; face and hand injured Hydro-extractor