Form assigned Consent, History, and Release Form

ATTACHMENT C

Consent, Release and History Form (CDC/NIOSH 2.6)

Revisions to be completed upon approval by OMB:

1. OMB expiration date

2. Change MS D-24 to MS D-74

Form Approved

OMB No. 0920-0021

Exp. 03/31/2003

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

National Coal Workers= Autopsy Study

Consent, Release and History Form

Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969

I, ____________________________________, ____________________________________ of

Name Relationship

________________________________________, do hereby authorize the performance of an

Name of deceased miner

autopsy (________________________________) on said deceased. I understand that the report

Limitation, if any, on autopsy

and certain tissues as necessary will be released to the United States Public Health Service and

to ____________________________________________. I understand that any claims in regard

Name of physician securing autopsy

to the deceased for which I may sign a general release of medical information will result in the release of the information from the Public Health Service. I further understand that I shall not make any payment for the autopsy.

OCCUPATIONAL AND MEDICAL HISTORY

1. Date of Birth of Deceased ___________________________

Month Day Year

2. Social Security Number of Deceased __________________________

3. Date and Place of Death _____________________________________________

Month, Day, Year City, County, State

4. Place of Last Mining Employment:

Name of Mine _______________________

Name of Mining Company _______________________

Mine Address _______________________

5. Date of Last Work or Retirement ___________________

6. Last Job Title at Mine of Last Employment ________________________________________

(specify surface or underground) e.g., Continuous Miner Operator, Motorman, Foreman, etc.

7. Job Title of Principal Mining Occupation (that job to which miner devoted the most number of years): (specify surface or underground) ____________________________________

e.g., same as above

8. Smoking History of Miner:

(a) Did he ever smoke cigarettes? Yes  No 

(b) If yes, for how many years? ______Years

(c) If yes, how many cigarettes per day

did he smoke on the average? ______ Number of cigarettes per day

(d) Did he smoke cigarettes up until the

time of his death? Yes  No 

(e) If no to (d), for how long before he died had he not been smoking cigarettes? __________

9. Total Years in Surface Employment in Coal Mining, by State (if known) _______ _______________

(Years) (State)

10. Total Years in Underground Coal Mining Employment, by State (if known) _______ _______________

(Years) (State)

_______________________________

Signature

_________________________

Street

_________________________

City State Zip

_________________________

Telephone

Interviewer: _________________________

Date

____________________

CDC/NIOSH 2.6 (11-74)

(Formerly OSH-1 [2-71])

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