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D1920 - National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area - 1867-2015
2 - Area Compensation Department - 1906-1997
2 - Medical Appeal Tribunals - 1948-1993
88 - Medical Appeal Tribunals May-Aug 1960 N-Z - 1960
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Archive Reference / Library Class No.
D1920/2/2/88/8
Title
Medical Appeal Tribunal case file for Walter Pritchard, aged 51, Coalminer stripper at Cossall, relating to an Industrial Accident
Date
1960
Description
Date of birth: 20/04/1909
Marital status: Not given
Address: 23 Beacon Street, Nottingham
Type of injury: Corneal injury with scar
Description of accident: Using pick when a piece of coal flew into the eye
Further information: Previous address 2 Canal Street, Ilkeston. Also paperwork relating to preparing an appeal for Special Hardship Allowance. Pritchard had left the colliery as unable to find a suitable occupation there and wrote: 'The coal mines were the best jobs I had, if it wasn't for my eye trouble [...] I would willingly go down the pit again. I have worked in 18", 24" and 6ft seams'.
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1 file
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File
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator
National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area
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