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Local Appeal Tribunal case file for Arthur Davies, aged 55, Packer at Shirebrook

Catalogue reference: D1920/2/1/2/15

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Reference
D1920/2/1/2/15
Title
Local Appeal Tribunal case file for Arthur Davies, aged 55, Packer at Shirebrook
Date
1953
Description

Date of birth:
Marital status: Married
Address: 68 Brunner Avenue, Shirebrook
Type of benefit claimed: Special Hardship Allowance
Type of injury: Fractured jaw
Further information: Working on nights […] he was struck on the jaw by a hammer-shaft' The accident happened on 12 August 1952, but a claim for Special Hardship Allowance was refused in July 1953 and the grounds for appeal was being 'unable to follow my regular occupation or an occupation of an equivalent standard.' Mr Davies stated that he 'suffers from severe headaches and sleeplessness...has eyesight trouble, and started wearing 'distance' glasses in September 1952, and also that he was suffering from intense short-sightedness long before the accident.' The appeal was refused.

Held by
Derbyshire Record Office
Creator(s)
National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Derbyshire Area
Physical description
1 file
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/d62829a3-88df-429d-9e69-1f8c7185b0c8/

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Local Appeal Tribunal case file for Arthur Davies, aged 55, Packer at Shirebrook