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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D1920/2/1/1/31
TitleLocal Appeal Tribunal case file for Harold Wood, aged 37, Filler at Whitwell
Date1950
DescriptionDate of birth: 01/09/1912
Marital status: Not given
Address: Not given, Not given
Type of benefit claimed: Injury benefit
Type of injury: Septic heel
Further information: Local Appeal Tribunal appeal 13 April at Mansfield reversed decision which disallowed injury benefit. Claimant's grounds of appeal included: ' my septic heel was caused while at work, through the chafing of my pit boot [...] my Injury was brought about through following my employment and would not have happened otherwise'. The Insurance Officer appeal to Commissioner against the decision of the tribunal on the grounds that Wood had not established that his injury had not arisen 'out of and in the course of his employment'. In a statement to the Commissioner, the Insurance Officer further claimed that the 'condition of the claimant's heel was caused by friction brought about by the boots he had been wearing at his work'. No evidence of outcome of Commissioner's consideration.
Extent1 file
LevelFile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorNational Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area
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