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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D1920/2/2/111/40 |
| Title | Medical Appeal Tribunal case file for John Freeman, aged 54, Coal face worker at Handley, relating to a Prescribed Industrial Disease |
| Date | 1963 |
| Description | Date of birth: 10/11/1908
Marital status: Not given
Address: 75 Elm Crescent, Mosborough
Type of injury: Not applicable
Description of accident: Not applicable
Further information: From dermatology report: 'Has worked in the pit since the age of 17 […]He has always used red Lifebuoy soap.' From claimant's letter of appeal: 'I was sent to Marsh Quarry Coll. to drive a stone drift from there up to a new one. I was alright until we reached the new seam the water poured from the roof. We were supplied with ooilskin coats but we still got wet through'. From Tribunal findings: 'His skin condition has been the result of contact with khaki shirts'. This appeal was heard in Leeds and representation supplied by the Barnsley NUM office. |
| Extent | 1 file |
| Level | File |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Archive Creator | National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area |