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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D1920/2/2/58/15
TitleMedical Appeal Tribunal case file for Arthur George Bootman, aged 39, Coal miner at Glapwell, relating to an Industrial Accident
Date1957
DescriptionDate of birth: 29/04/1918
Marital status: Not given
Address: 86 Yorke Street, Mansfield Woodhouse
Type of injury: Injured knee requiring patellectomy
Description of accident: Stumbled and twisted knee while helping to load material
Further information: I was doing a job Back Ripping on a steep incline which called for a reasonable amount of fitness, I could also kneel, squat, run, jump and play football which I cannot do now […] as a result of this disablement I can see no prospects of being able to resume my previous occupation as a Back Ripper and lifting steel arches and girders'.
Extent1 file
LevelFile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorNational Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area
TermAssociation football
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