Non-fatal Accident

William Wilson

Durham Miners' Association
Compensation Committee

Official Medical Referee Cases

2840. Dawdon. William Wilson, hewer.

Date of injury, September 17th, 1917.

1. "The said William Wilson is suffering from weakness of the abdominal wall owing to operation for inguinal hernia, and is partially incapacitated from following his employment as a hewer as a result of the accident of the 17th September, 1917, but is able to do light, work.

NOTE. — "This man is also suffering from a recent operation for femoral hernia on the same side. As the occurrence of the femoral hernia is a separate event, unconnected with the accident of 17th September, 1917, I am precluded by the terms of reference from dealing with it.

2. "The said W. Wilson is suffering from a throat condition unconnected with any accident.

"Dated this 25th day of January, 1919.

"(Signed) R. GORDON BELL,

"Medical Referee."

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

Durham Miners' Association
Compensation Committee

2840. Dawdon. William Wilson, hewer.

Sprained himself on September 17th, 1917. He was paid compensation, and on January 25th, 1919, the Referee reported that Wilson was incapacitated from following his employment as a hewer owing to the accident and able to do the light work, shift work. On September 5th, 1918, whilst doing light work, he was carrying some rails and sprained himself again, and reported the matter to the master shifter, but worked until September 21st when he fell off and was off three weeks owing to a throat trouble, and again resumed work but had to give up owing to the trouble he had with hernia. On October 23rd he attended Sunderland Infirmary as an out-patient, and was admitted as an in-patient on November 16th and was being prepared for an operation. On December 1st the hernia became strangulated, and he was operated on that day and left the Infirmary on January 4th, 1919. He claimed compensation at the full rate from October 23rd to January 22nd.

Claim 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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