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Medical Appeal Tribunal case file for George Clarence Briggs, aged 58, Coal face...

Catalogue reference: D1920/2/2/17/19

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Title
Medical Appeal Tribunal case file for George Clarence Briggs, aged 58, Coal face miner at Markham No. 2, relating to an Industrial Accident
Date
1953
Description

Date of birth: 23/10/1894
Marital status: Married
Address: 53 South Crescent, Duckmanton
Type of injury: Injuries - spinal
Description of accident: Fall of coal onto back
Further information: The accident caused three fractured vertebrae and aggravation of pre-existing arthritis. Doctor's letter of 3 January 1953 states; 'Briggs […] has disability of the back which […] in my opinion, precludes him from working at the coal face'. 'The patient looks old for his years' (Medical Board, May 1952). This appeal was against a 5 per cent life assessment.

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Derbyshire Record Office
Creator(s)
National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area
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Record URL
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Medical Appeal Tribunal case file for George Clarence Briggs, aged 58, Coal face miner at Markham No. 2, relating to an Industrial Accident