NRS-14555 | Workers' compensation files

These files are concerned with work accidents and deaths from the following causes: lifting of heavy weights (hernia); allergy to wet concrete (rashes, burns); electrical shock; drowning (of gauge reader); fire; log snagging of rivers; explosives; falls from high constructions; snake bite; railway crossing and road accidents. They are a sample of the more serious accidents for the period 1946-64. (12/14382-14383.1). 2 boxes (part). Note:This description is extracted from Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales, 3rd Edition 2000.

本批档案为1946年至1964年间较为严重的工伤事故及致死事件样本，涉及诱因包括：重物搬运引发的疝气、湿混凝土接触过敏（引发皮疹与灼伤）、触电、（水位计量员）溺水、火灾、河道原木缠绊事故、爆炸物相关事故、高处坠落、蛇咬伤，以及铁路道口与道路交通事故。档案编号为12/14382-14383.1，共分装为2盒（为部分档案）。注：本描述节选自2000年第三版《新南威尔士州档案馆简明指南》（Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales）。