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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D1920/2/2/25/14
TitleMedical Appeal Tribunal case file for Thomas Birch, aged 42, Miner at "B" Winning, relating to an Industrial Accident
Date1954
DescriptionDate of birth: 24/02/1912
Marital status: Married
Address: 143 Chesterfield Road, Huthwaite
Type of injury: Shot wounds to right cheek and chest
Description of accident: Preparing for shot firing when a charge shot went off
Further information: Nervous disposition' and 'rather anxious looking small man' is noted in the Medical Board reports. In the claimant's appeal letter dated 6 February 1954 he states he cannot be found a suitable job at the Colliery and was signing on at the Labour Exchange. The 'nervous symptoms' are taken into account in the decision. The Colliery where the accident happened is given as 'Silverhill' in a handwritten letter by the claimant, who later worked at 'B' Winning. A letter from the Compensation Agent dated 28 December 1953 states 'He was in a very nasty accident at the Silverhill Colliery in September 1948 when an explosion occurred, one of his mates being killed and another seriously injured.'
Extent1 file
LevelFile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorNational Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area
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