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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D1920/2/2/5/6 |
| Title | Medical Appeal Tribunal case file for Thomas Henry Tompkins, aged 61, Coal getter at Ripley, relating to an Industrial Accident |
| Date | 1950 |
| Description | Date of birth: 01/10/1888
Marital status: Married
Address: 15 Somercotes Hill, Somercotes
Type of injury: Injury - elbow
Description of accident: Caught foot on angle iron and fell on left arm
Further information: From NUM handwritten notes: 'been a miner since leaving school'. Tompkins had a pre-existing gross deformity [direct quote?] of the injured elbow caused by a fracture 'which amounts to a severe disability' (GP note). Injury exacerbated this disability and claimant stated : 'since my accident [...] I have never been able to work at the pit [...] the Unemployment Exchange are unable to find me suitable work owing to this injury'. |
| Extent | 1 file |
| Level | File |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Archive Creator | National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area |