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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D1920/2/2/12/11 |
| Title | Medical Appeal Tribunal case file for William George Gillott, aged 53, Packer at Shipley, relating to an Industrial Accident |
| Date | 1951 |
| Description | Date of birth: 24/10/1898
Marital status: Married
Address: 89 Jessop Street, Codnor
Type of injury: Injury - fractured leg
Description of accident: Tried to stop a pony from bolting
Further information: This case relates to an appeal to the Commissioner, which was dismissed and the claimant notified by letter on 11 June 1952. There is a large amount of paperwork relating to the case including hospital notes which state he required a blood transfusion was necessary - he had fractured his leg. He had been a collier for 41 years and according to the Commissioner's notes dated 22 April 1952 the claimant had fractured his leg whilst preventing a pony from bolting. There is argument as to whether the claimant's leg was plated. This case went to a Local Appeal Tribunal on 14 January 1952 regarding Special Hardship Allowance. The claimant worked as a haulage hand after the injury. |
| Extent | 1 file |
| Level | File |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Archive Creator | National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area |