Local Appeal Tribunal case file for William Henry Meakin, aged 52, Conveyor belt operator at Coppice No. 3 Date of birth: Marital status: Not given Address: Not given, Not given Type of benefit claimed: Special Hardship Allowance Type of injury: Injury - thigh Further information: Claimant works in a 2'6" seam. It was part of his job to mend the trucks and the belt. A day rarely goes without a break. This would involve a xcrawl of up to 140 yards to mend the truck and return to switch on. The medical board clearly misunderstood the nature of the work' 1961