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D1920 - National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area - 1867-2015
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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D1920/2/2/11/15
Title	Medical Appeal Tribunal case file for Arthur Coope, aged 50, Filler at Denby Hall, relating to an Industrial Accident
Date	1952
Description	Date of birth: 10/09/1911 Marital status: Married Address: 14 Chestnut Avenue, Ripley Type of injury: Anaesthesia of legs/Nervous disability Description of accident: Buried under a fall of coal Further information: The claimant was involved in a colliery accident on 9 April 1951. The decision paperwork states 'The loss of faculty is a nervous disability and it is not likely to be permanent or substantial.' The handwritten notes state 'Frad[?] Acd 5 Killed […] buried 4½ hrs under debris Serious mental strain […] adjourned for specialist report.' A doctor's note dated 13 November 1951 states 'he lost five of his friends [...] he did suffer mental shock [...] In my opinion it would be in this man's best interest if a disability was recognised as this would aid his recovery.' The claimtant's letter of appeal states 'I am afraid as yet to go down the pit.' The Initial Medical Board Report states 'Buried for 2 hours by fall of roof.' He could not walk for 3 months. NUM correspondence dated 5 November 1951 remarks on the claimant's situation, that he 'has 5 little children [...] He is a bag of nerves.' There is a Neurologist's Report dated 17 December 1951.
Extent	1 file
Level	File
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator	National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area

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