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July 5, 2001 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS

Sherman Mountain Coal Company Inc. · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

ON 4 JULY 2001 EMPLOYEE WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL. I WAS ADVISED BY HIS WIFE THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO RETURN TO WORK DUE TO SHORTNESS OF BREATH CAUSED BY BLOOD CLOTS IN HIS LUNGS (BLACK LUNG).

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