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Medical Appeal Tribunal case file for John Henry Cross, aged 55, Miner at Coppice...

Catalogue reference: D1920/2/2/21/31

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D1920/2/2/21/31
Title
Medical Appeal Tribunal case file for John Henry Cross, aged 55, Miner at Coppice No. 1, relating to an Industrial Accident
Date
1953
Description

Date of birth: 26/04/1898
Marital status: Married
Address: 192 Awsworth Road, Ilkeston
Type of injury: Injury - back
Description of accident: Lifting coal onto belt
Further information: Initial letter from Tom Hunt NUM Branch secretary said: 'This man is real bad, Joe, he can't even do a button job without any shovelling'. Marked osteoarthritis of the spine was noted in the initial medical board report. Case taken by C. Stone as Mr Kitts was at the TUC - handwritten postcard states: 'the appeals board played on the previous injury he had to his back in March 1952, unfortunately he could not give any help to the tribunal. […] had he given some explanation they would have considered the appeal'.

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Derbyshire Record Office
Creator(s)
National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area
Physical description
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Record URL
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Medical Appeal Tribunal case file for John Henry Cross, aged 55, Miner at Coppice No. 1, relating to an Industrial Accident