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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D1920/2/1/8/21 |
| Title | Local Appeal Tribunal case file for Stephen Coupe, aged 64, [job not stated] at [colliery not stated] |
| Date | 1959 |
| Description | Date of birth:
Marital status: Married
Address: 22 Moor Lane, Bolsover
Type of benefit claimed: Injury benefit
Type of injury: Chest injury/Pneumoconiosis
Further information: The claimant was working underground when 'he slipped and fell onto a windy pick' on 12 May 1959, according to the Summary of facts on the Tribunal referral. Whilst off work he made a claim for disablement benefit for pneumoconiosis. Injury benefit was disallowed on the advice of a Medical Officer who stated the cause of incapacity was pneumoconiosis and not the accident. A Medical Assessment dated 20 October 1959 states as one of the conditions 'G.S.W. left eyebrow 1916.' There are further medical history details. The tribunal found in favour of the claimant on 12 November 1959. |
| Extent | 1 file |
| Level | File |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Archive Creator | National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area |