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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D1920/2/1/13/10
TitleLocal Appeal Tribunal case file for William Henry Meakin, aged 52, Conveyor belt operator at Coppice No. 3
Date1961
DescriptionDate of birth:
Marital status: Not given
Address: Not given, Not given
Type of benefit claimed: Special Hardship Allowance
Type of injury: Injury - thigh
Further information: Claimant works in a 2'6" seam. It was part of his job to mend the trucks and the belt. A day rarely goes without a break. This would involve a xcrawl of up to 140 yards to mend the truck and return to switch on. The medical board clearly misunderstood the nature of the work'
Extent1 file
LevelFile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorNational Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area
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