Kentucky Supreme Court April 9, 1992, No. 91-SC-800-WC (Dupree v. Kentucky Department of Mines & Minerals)

OPINION OF THE COURT

Appellant worked for approximately 22 years as a laborer and foreman in the underground coal mines. In 1970, he was employed by the Department of Mines and Minerals as an underground mine inspector and continued to spend a significant amount of time in the mines until May, 1977.