Non-fatal Accident

John Todd

Durham Miners' Association
Compensation Department

3803. Eldon. John Todd, 50, hewer.

Had his left eye injured by a piece of coal flying from the pick point on 3rd April, 1913, and subsequently had the eye removed. He was off 2 years and then started light work as a labourer, and continued at such until 19th July, 1919, when he had to fall off work owing to the accident.

Dr. Cunningham examined Todd on 20th June, 1921, and reported as follows :—

"PRESENT CONDITION. — The left socket is clean and healthy and is free from inflammation or irritation of any sort, RIGHT EYE. — This eye is healthy and has not been affected by the loss of the left eye. The vision of it is good except that Todd now requires glasses for reading ; it is due to his age. From the result of my examination I am of opinion that he is unable to return to his former work of coal hewing but is quite able to perform light rough work."

The case was before the Committee on 12th September, 1921, when the claim for full compensation was disallowed, the light work rate, if any, to continue.

Todd had been unable to obtain suitable light work and claimed full compensation.

Awarded full compensation with war addition as from 21st February, 1922.

Source: NEEMARC - Ref: NUMDA/6/1/1/3, Reports of the Compensation Department, Vol III covering Jan-Dec 1922

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