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Non-fatal Accident
Ernest Smedley
| Accident: | 30th Apr 1919 |
| Age: | 15 |
| Year Born: | abt. 1904 |
| Colliery: | Page Bank |
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| Occupation: | Tippler |
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| Arbitration Committee — 7th July 1919 | |
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Durham Miners' Association
Compensation Committee
Committee Meeting
Held on July 7th 1919
2991. Page Bank. Ernest Smedley, 15, tippler.
Received internal injuries on April 30th, 1919, through being jammed between two tubs. The manager disputed any accident having been reported. The doctor certified on May 16th that Smedley was suffering from a bruised testicle. The claim was for five weeks' compensation.
The case was adjourned in order that our side obtain a report from Smedley's doctor.
Source: NEEMARC - Ref: NUMDA/6/1/1/1, Reports of the Compensation Department, Vol I covering Sep 1918-Dec 1919
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| Arbitration Committee — 11th August 1919 | |
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Durham Miners' Association
Compensation Committee
Committee Meeting
Held on August 11th 1919
2991. Page Bank. Ernest Smedley, 15, tippler.
Received internal injuries on April 30th, 1919, through being jammed between two tubs. The manager disputed any accident having been reported. The doctor certified on May 16th that Smedley was suffering from a bruised testicle. The claim was for five weeks' compensation.
The case was before the last meeting of the Committee when it was adjourned to get a report from Smedley's own doctor. The doctor (Dr Tinsley) reported on July 17th as follows ;—
"I recently attended this youth for an attack of orchitis. I could find no evidence of venereal trouble or other natural causes other than that of the alleged accident, viz., a crush. I, therefore, think that in all probability the condition was caused by the accident. His age and general physique were also against any possibility of venereal disease."
The Committee allowed the claim.
Source: NEEMARC - Ref: NUMDA/6/1/1/1, Reports of the Compensation Department, Vol I covering Sep 1918-Dec 1919
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- NEEMARC - Ref: NUMDA/6/1/1/1, Reports of the Compensation Department, Vol I covering Sep 1918-Dec 1919
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