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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D1920/2/2/34/3
TitleMedical Appeal Tribunal case file for Joseph Henry Bell, aged 54, Colliery pulley driver at Handley, relating to an Industrial Accident
Date1954
DescriptionDate of birth: 13/07/1900
Marital status: Not given
Address: c/o Mrs. Diskens, West Handley, Nr. Chesterfield
Type of injury: Injury - finger
Description of accident: Whilst driving ponies underground, he caught his hand on a moving tub.
Further information: Cellulitis, a septic arm and blood poisoning noted as consequences of the finger injury and these led to skin grafting. Also a diagnosis of epilepsy was noted 14 months after the accident although apparently Bell's doctor had told the Handley Branch Secretary that Bell had suffered from fits before the accident. Tribunal summary: 'There is a possibility that the epilepsy has been aggravated by the relevant accident'.
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LevelFile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
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Archive CreatorNational Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area
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