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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D1920/2/1/4/42 |
| Title | Local Appeal Tribunal case file for Alfred Riley, aged 49, Coal getter at Wingfield Manor |
| Date | 1955 |
| Description | Date of birth:
Marital status: Married
Address: Not given, Not given
Type of benefit claimed: Special Hardship Allowance
Type of injury: Injuries - fingers
Further information: NUM representative Mr Kitts gave in evidence: ' A coal face worker has a 15% life assessment and for filling work requires a man absolutely fit. […] Riley has had four tries at the coal face since the accident and he has had to give it up. […] a man with only half an index finger [...] and an injured middle finger cannot do the work required'. Allowance awarded for a year to June 1956. |
| Extent | 1 file |
| Level | File |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Archive Creator | National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area |