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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D1920/2/2/84/30
TitleMedical Appeal Tribunal case file for William Longden, aged 63, Coal miner at Markham Main, relating to an Industrial Accident
Date1960
DescriptionDate of birth: 17/07/1896
Marital status: Not given
Address: 75 Eyre Street, Chesterfield
Type of injury: Shock
Description of accident: Riding the chair up the shaft, it dropped 30 feet then stopped dead, causing nervous reaction
Further information: From Claim form: 'In what way are you disabled as a result of the accident? Shock and nerves and Dizziness. Frightened while going down pit' and 'Are you fit to travel for medical examination? […] Yes, if I have got a friend with me'. From Medical Board: 'Looks depressed, lethargic'.
Extent1 file
LevelFile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorNational Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area
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