Non-fatal Accident

James Simpson

Durham Miners' Association
Compensation Committee

Official Medical Referee Cases

2944. Marsden. James Simpson, 42, hewer.

"Applicant states that on February 7th, 1917, while following his occupation as a hewer he sustained an accident to the left foot by a fall of stone which severely crushed it and necessitated amputation of the big toe and next two toes. He was in hospital for seven or eight weeks but the foot was not completely healed for about ten months. He has not been able to do any work since, except that he tried to work one week before Christmas, 1918, but could only do one shift. The wounds are now completely healed and the cicatrices are quite firm. Both phalanges of the big toe have been removed, but the arch of the foot is all right. He has a good deal of pain on pressure over the cicatrices, though there is nothing to account for this. He walks on the outside of the foot and does not bear weight on the flat sole of the foot. I am of opinion that he is able to do 'light work' only, which does not entail much walking and does not entail him going down the pit, though I think that in the course of time he will be able to walk much better. His partial inability is owing to the accident sustained on the 7th February, 1917.

"Dated this 19th day of April, 1919.

"(Signed) WM. MEARNS, M.D.,

"Medical Referee."

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

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