Non-fatal Accident

William Carr

Durham Miners' Association
Compensation Department

Official Medical Referee Cases.

4723. Dean and Chapter. William Carr, 39, hewer.

1. "The said William Carr is in fair health. On March 14th, 1921, he stumbled and fell against some tubs bruising his left wrist and left knee. There were no signs of any injury. He was in bed for a short while but did not resume work as a hewer till July 18th, 1921. He worked continually and regularly till April 19th, 1922 (9 months) when he had to cease owing (he states) to weakness of the left wrist.

He now complains of weakness in the left wrist and shooting pains up the arm.

I can find no evidence of any injury or of "traumatic neuritis" or of "perepheral ascending neuritis." There is no wasting of muscles, all adjacent joints move freely and measurements are equal, with normal reflexes and sensation. The palmar surfaces of the hands show equal use. His heart action is rapid (120). His teeth are foul and he has pyorrhoea. His present condition is purely functional. In my opinion he had recovered from his accident when he resumed work as a hewer on July 18th, 1921, and his condition is such that he is fit to resume work as a hewer so far as his accident on March 14th, 1921, is concerned.

2. The incapacity of the said William Carr is now neither totally or partially due to his accident on March 14th, 1921.

Dated this 27th day of June, 1922.

(Signed) SELBY W. PLUMMER, M.D.,

Medical Referee."

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

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