Non-fatal Accident

William Spedding

Durham Miners' Association
Compensation Committee

Shildon Lodge. William Spedding, 19, gripper

Injured May 31st, 1913, and now claims putter’s compensation.

It was decided for the shifter’s rate to be paid.

Source: NEEMARC - Ref: NUMDA/1/6/39, D.M.A. Minutes, Circulars etc. for 1914 (two volumes: covers Jan-Jun, Jul-Dec)

Durham Miners' Association
Compensation Committee

Shildon Lodge. William Spedding

Spedding was injured while working as a gripper on May 31st, 1913. He is now 21 years of age, and claims he would have been hewing had he not received the accident. His case was last reviewed on June 8th, 1914, when he was awarded shifters’ rate. Spedding is now labouring at Bank.

It was proved that Spedding’s turn to hew had not arrived, and the claim, therefore, was withdrawn.

Source: NEEMARC - Ref: NUMDA/1/6/40, D.M.A. Minutes, Circulars etc. for 1915 (two volumes: covers Jan-Jun, Jul-Dec)

Durham Miners' Association
Compensation Committee

Shildon Lodge. William Spedding, 21

Was injured on May 31st, 1913, as a gripper. The case was before the Arbitration Committee on June 8th, 1914, claiming putters’ rate, and Spedding was awarded the shifters’ rate. It was again before the Committee on October 11th, 1915, when he was claiming the hewers’ rate and paid the hewers’ rate. He is working light work as a labourer at bank.

The Committee awarded Spedding datal rolleywayman’s rate as from July 1st, 1916.

Source: NEEMARC - Ref: NUMDA/1/6/41, D.M.A. Minutes, Circulars etc. for 1916 (one volume: covers Jan-Jun)

Durham Miners' Association
Compensation Committee

809. Shildon Lodge. William Spedding, 24, labourer

Spedding sustained an injury on May 31st, 1913, whilst employed as a gripper, and the result is that his left eye is of practically no use to him. On April 3rd, 1916, Spedding was reviewed on the grounds that but for the accident he would have been a datal wagonwayman, and he now claimed the hewers' rate.

Claimed allowed.

Source: NEEMARC - Ref: NUMDA/6/1/1/1, Reports of the Compensation Department, Vol I covering Sep 1918-Dec 1919

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