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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D1920/2/2/1/29
TitleMedical Appeal Tribunal case file for Cyril Costell, aged 43, Miner at Denby, relating to an Industrial Accident
Date1950
DescriptionDate of birth: 31/03/1906
Marital status: Married
Address: 56 Penn Street, Belper
Type of injury: Injury - three fingers
Description of accident: Attending to Gearhead when a piece of stone fell and trapped his finger
Further information: The accident was on 25 March 1949. Costell appealed against the decision of 12 December 1949 of the assessment of 5 per cent for life. The grounds of appeal were 'the use of my hand as [sic] not improved and still stops me from Taking Contract work where I could earn more money and the hand will be a Liablaty [sic] in obtaining other work outside the Coal Industry.' On appeal disablement was increased from 5 per cent to 7 per cent on 29 March 1950.
Extent1 file
LevelFile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorNational Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area
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