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D1920 - National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area - 1867-2015
2 - Area Compensation Department - 1906-1997
2 - Medical Appeal Tribunals - 1948-1993
3 - Medical Appeal Tribunals 1948-1950 I-P - 1948-1950
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Archive Reference / Library Class No.
D1920/2/2/3/1
Title
Medical Appeal Tribunal case file for Henry Ince, aged 57, Ripper at Shipley, relating to an Industrial Accident
Date
1950
Description
Date of birth: 30/06/1892
Marital status: Married
Address: 312 Heanor Road, Ilkeston
Type of injury: Injury - hand
Description of accident: Roofing fall left claimant suspended for 5 minutes with his hands crushed, resulting in a fracture of his right hand
Further information: Pre-existing rheumatoid arthritis. Medical Board January 1950 stated no loss of faculty from the accident. GP letter March 1950 states ' This man is quite incapable of any work'. NUM Branch secretary wrote: 'I have known Ince for a number of years and have found him to be a good, capable, honest worker and one whom attended his work regularly.' Handwritten letter from Ince describes how accident occurred in great detail, also medical treatment and claim process initiation, concluding 'I have been 42 years at the Coal Face and never had an illness'. Tribunal summary: 'We consider that had there been no accident his arthritis would still have been severe.'
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1 file
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File
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Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator
National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area
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