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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D1920/2/2/21/31
Title	Medical Appeal Tribunal case file for John Henry Cross, aged 55, Miner at Coppice No. 1, relating to an Industrial Accident
Date	1953
Description	Date of birth: 26/04/1898 Marital status: Married Address: 192 Awsworth Road, Ilkeston Type of injury: Injury - back Description of accident: Lifting coal onto belt Further information: Initial letter from Tom Hunt NUM Branch secretary said: 'This man is real bad, Joe, he can't even do a button job without any shoveling'. Marked osteoarthritis of the spine was noted in the initial medical board report. Case taken by C. Stone as Mr Kitts was at the TUC - handwritten postcard states: 'the appeals board played on the previous injury he had to his back in March 1952, unfortunately he could not give any help to the tribunal. […] had he given some explanation they would have considered the appeal'.
Extent	1 file
Level	File
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator	National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area

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