Local Appeal Tribunal case file for John Thomas Riley, aged 56, Timber drawer at Markham No. 2 Date of birth: Marital status: Not given Address: 9 Racecourse Mount, Newbold Moor Type of benefit claimed: Special Hardship Allowance Type of injury: Injuries - ribs and back Further information: Accident in July 1954, when in throwing himself clear of a fall the claimant struck a conveyor pan. Disablement asessed at 3 per cent until October 1955. At time of tribunal working as a gear head attendant earning £7 19s 0d for a full week with overtime on double pay, compared to pre-accident earnings of over £15 as coal face worker. 1955