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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D1920/2/1/12/45 |
| Title | Local Appeal Tribunal case file for Ernest Hissitt, aged 64, Surface worker at Stanley |
| Date | 1961 |
| Description | Date of birth:
Marital status: Not given
Address: 77 Dale Road, Stanley
Type of benefit claimed: Injury benefit
Type of injury: Coronary thrombosis
Further information: The incident involved very heavy physical work and effort. No accident report however was sent in by Stanley Colliery. Parkin for the NUM referred to a previous Commissioner's decision where a strain had been so severe it had precipitated infarction and medical opinion from a Derby specialist said 'I think that Mr. Hissit suffered from an underlying constitutional tendency towards coronary thrombosis, but that the physical strain referred to was sufficient to precipitate the actual attack'. Majority decision of Tribunal. |
| Extent | 1 file |
| Level | File |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Archive Creator | National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area |