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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D1920/2/2/93/5 |
| Title | Medical Appeal Tribunal case file for Tom Howarth, aged 46, Stintman at Arkwright, relating to an Industrial Accident |
| Date | 1961 |
| Description | Date of birth: 14/07/1914
Marital status: Not given
Address: Longacres, Sutton Spring Woods, Calow
Type of injury: Injury - back
Description of accident: Pulling a prop out, slipped and fell backwards hitting his back on a lump of bind, later in shift hit his back on a bar
Further information: Former address 20 Blacksmith Lane, Calow. From medical report of 1953: 'there is a very large psychological element in this case although it is quite certain that all his symptoms were precipitated by the injury. Owing to his attitude […] I think it is unlikely that he will allow himself to return to his pre-accident work [...] his disability is not so great as he himself thinks it is' |
| Extent | 1 file |
| Level | File |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Archive Creator | National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area |