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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D1920/2/2/90/25
TitleMedical Appeal Tribunal case file for Samuel Kerry, aged 58, Miner at Shipley Coppice, relating to an Industrial Accident
Date1960
DescriptionDate of birth: 31/03/1902
Marital status: Not given
Address: 33 Wellington Street, Ripley
Type of injury: Injury - shoulder and back
Description of accident: Slipped on a smooth floor
Further information: From GP letter: 'He has at various times had injuries involving severe contursion of Rt. Buttock, Burns of arms and face when involved in an explosion at Shipley Colliery and many more minor injuries. [...] He is given to fits of acute depression [...] his mental state may be due to or have been aggravated by his repeated injuries'. Handwritten notes: 'physical and mental wreck. Badly battered about during working life'. Tribunal findings: 'We think that the relevant accident has caused some slight deterioration in the underlying nervous condition and we treat this as an unforeseen aggravation'
Extent1 file
LevelFile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorNational Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area

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