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D1920 - National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area - 1867-2015
- 2 - Area Compensation Department - 1906-1997
  - 1 - Local Appeal Tribunals - 1948-1985
    - 6 - Local Appeal Tribunals 1957 A-Z - 1957

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D1920/2/1/6/1
Title	Local Appeal Tribunal case file for Aaron Allsopp, aged 49, Back ripper at [colliery not stated]
Date	1957
Description	Date of birth: Marital status: Married Address: 14 Victoria Terrace, Tibshelf Type of benefit claimed: Special Hardship Allowance Type of injury: Injury - thumb Further information: Insurance officer: 'When a person returns to his regular occupation, but because of the relevant loss of faculty works at it more slowly, or for fewer hours, or less productively, or omits some part of the occupation which he used to p erform, it may be possible to regard him as incapable of following his regular occupation'. Claimant's accident was January 1956 and Medical Boards assessed loss of faculty from 15 per cent initially down to 2 per cent for life in March 1957. Since October 1956 claimant had been working in his regular occupation. earnings evidence included, but stated; 'I am doing my pre-accident occupation to the best of my ability but cannot carry it out in its entrety it is not possible for me to do any overtime'. NUM representative said:'Claimant is[...] unable to do pick work above his head, or hold a boring machine above his head [...] Management will not let him deal with apprentices. [...] can only do work because his mates help him out with work he cannot do'.
Extent	1 file
Level	File
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator	National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area

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