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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D1920/2/2/8/7
TitleMedical Appeal Tribunal case file for George William Lindsey, aged 52, Miner at [colliery not stated], relating to an Industrial Accident
Date1951
DescriptionDate of birth: 01/07/1899
Marital status: Married
Address: 12 Bishops Walk, Church Warsop, Mansfield
Type of injury: Injury - eye
Description of accident: While repairing tub road a nail flew from hammer block and struck the eye
Further information: Because of the accident - a 'severe perforating injury' - the eye was enucleated and an artificial eye fitted. Disablement assessment started at 50 per cent and was reduced which prompted the appeal. Lindsey wrote: 'I appeal against my disablement pension being reduced to 40 per cent as I consider that I have suffered a greater loss of faculty both socialy and industrialy.' The Tribunal findings included: 'The injury is assessed according to standards laid down. [...] If later on the other eye gives trouble, he can alwasy ask for another Medical Board; but at present his only complaint of the other eye is the need for glasses'.
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LevelFile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
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Archive CreatorNational Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area
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