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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D1920/2/1/1/1
TitleLocal Appeal Tribunal case file for George Henry Baines, aged 32, Coal Face Worker at [colliery not stated]
Date1951
DescriptionDate of birth: 28/02/1918
Marital status: Married
Address: 42 Sleetmoor Lane, Somercotes
Type of benefit claimed: Special Hardship Allowance
Type of injury: Buried by a fall of coal, injuring left leg, chin and back
Further information: Baines's claim for an extension to, and increase of, his Special Hardship Allowance, which had been awarded following his accident on 19 May 1949, was rejected by the Insurance Officer. The case went to a Local Appeal Tribunal on 18 December 1950 but was adjourned so that further medical evidence could obtained. According to the report of the medical examiner, dated 1 February 1951, Baines had been treated for minor injuries at Derby Royal, then 13 weeks after the injury he was found to have a fracture dislocation of the lumbar spine. He returned to light work as belt-worker for four months before suffering a relapse. After medical evidence was submitted the hearing in mid-February at Sutton-in-Ashfield found in his favour.
Extent1 file
LevelFile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorNational Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area
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