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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D1920/2/2/173/14 |
| Title | Medical Appeal Tribunal case file for Arthur Calow, aged 56, Miner at Whitwell, relating to an Industrial Accident |
| Date | 1972 |
| Description | Date of birth: 29/10/1915
Marital status: Not given
Address: 41 Brook Hill, Clowne
Type of injury: Finger injury and fractured humerus
Description of accident: Building a pack when a prop flew out and approximately 1 tub of dirt fell on him
Further information: No unforeseen aggravation proven. From appeal statement: 'I have had a nervous breakdown and I cannot travel on buses. My grip is worse - I can hardly shave with it'. The claimant sent many letters relating to his disability and claim for compensation. Former address: 3 The Green, Clowne. Letter from NUM Compensation agent to NCB Medical Officer in 1969 states the miner had his employment terminated but as his employment cards had not been returned he was unable to obtain state benefits. |
| Extent | 1 file |
| Level | File |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Archive Creator | National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area |