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D1920 - National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area - 1867-2015
- 2 - Area Compensation Department - 1906-1997
  - 1 - Local Appeal Tribunals - 1948-1985
    - 5 - Local Appeal Tribunals 1956 A-W - 1956

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D1920/2/1/5/1
Title	Local Appeal Tribunal case file for Thomas Allen, aged 38, Stripper at Coppice No. 3
Date	1956
Description	Date of birth: Marital status: Not given Address: 19 Sheldon Drive, Loscoe Type of benefit claimed: Special Hardship Allowance Type of injury: Injury - wrist Further information: Colliery was Coppice 3. Beat wrist diagnosed in 1951, leading to a 5 per cent assessment for life in 1952. Claimant had been in receipt of Special Hardship Allowance for various periods. Resumed occupation as an 'odd-worker, a conveyor attendant and supplies transporter'. Hearing adjourned for medical evidence 25 January 1956, this included GP letter stating that a further diagnosis of Kienbock's disease had been made and stated 'I am definitely of the opinion that he is not capable of following his regular occupation'. 'Work as a ripper does of course involve consistent use of the wrist joint.' (Also from Doctor's Report.) Case turned down at the Local Appeal Tribunal, with Findings stating: 'Kienbock's disease is the result of process and not of industrial accident' and that the disease is not a consequence of Prescribed disease no 34 and is not connected with it, also stating that the Medical Boards diagnosed 'tenosynovitis Rt [right] wrist'. The claim went to the Commissioner but was unsuccessful. The Commissioner's decided that it was the disease, not the disability attributable to Beat wrist, which precluded the claimant from following his regular occupation.
Extent	1 file
Level	File
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator	National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area

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