Non-fatal Accident

Silas Naylor

Durham Miners' Association
Compensation Committee

3161. Deaf Hill. Silas Naylor, 71, hewer.

Received injuries to his nose and back on the 1st February, 1918, by a fall of stone. He is at present in receipt of full compensation and the Owners asked a reduction in the weekly rate on the grounds that the incapacity is only partly due to the accident.

Dr Morgan, on behalf of the Owners, reported on September 4th, as follows :—

"Shows no mark of injury to the back, he can bend down and nearly touch his toes and raise himself again apparently without much pain. This man's disability is chiefly due to old age and no doubt the shock of the accident has precipitated matters. He is unfit for any work."

Dr Russell, on behalf of the man, reported on 11th November, 1919, as follows :—

"He was injured at Deaf Hill Pit, on February 1st, 1918, by coal bursting out upon him whilst sitting on his cracket curving. His nose was severely lacerated and is now quite better and no disability results from it. His back was injured by being knocked over backwards. There is no lesion to back that can be made out positively. He stoops and raises himself slowly and apparently with difficulty and complains of pain. Taking his age into consideration and the fact that he was knocked backwards over I should say recovery from strain of his back would be necessarily very slow. In my opinion his present condition is due to accident described."

The application of the Owners was withdrawn.

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

If you are researching Silas Naylor (e.g. for family tree purposes) and you would like to hear from others with the same interest then please complete the details in the following form. We will show the information you provide on this page so that you can be contacted.