| Description | Date of birth: 16/05/1905
Marital status: Married
Address: 184 Old Hall Road, Brampton, Chesterfield
Type of benefit claimed: Special Hardship Allowance
Type of injury: Injury - left knee
Further information: Ashmore was first examined by a Medical Board on 28 July 1950 following an industrial accident on 5 April 1950. The Board concluded that Ashmore had an 'old injury to left knee' and he was 'Unfit for work involving kneeling at present'. Provisionally, the extent of his disablement was assessed at 20 per cent and the period taken into account by the assessment was from 11 June 1950 to 10 February 1951. Based on this assessment, the Insurance Officer awarded a disablement pension of 9 shillings per week from 14 June 1950 to 13 February 1951. Ashmore made a further claim in March 1952, this time for a Special Hardship Allowance, which was disallowed on the for the reason that he failed to submit the claim within the prescribed time and had not provided 'reasonable cause' for not submitting it on time. Ashmore lodged an appeal shortly afterwards with the Local Appeal Tribunal on the grounds that he was misinformed by his local union representative, claiming that he was told that he could not claim a Special Hardship Allowance if he was receiving £7 15s 0d or more in wages. The branch official acknowledged that a mistake had been made and the terms of two separate schemes (Special Hardship Allowance and the Mineworkers' Supplementary Compensation Scheme) had been mixed up. Ashmore's appeal, heard on 8 April 1952, was turned down. The case was then heard by the Commissioner and the appeal was rejected once again on 18 August 1952. On 5 September 1953 Ashmore again received an award for the accident he had on 5 April 1950, with Medical Board deciding that his loss of faculty was likely to be permanent, and that the extent of disablement was assessed at 5 per cent. The period taken into account was from 11 August 1953 for life. Ashmore took a further claim for Special Hardship Allowance to The Local Appeal Tribunal on 10 September 1953. The appeal was allowed.
Industrial accident on 8 April 1950. Returned to 'light repair work'. The initial assessment had incorrectly described him as a 'Back ripper' on contract. |