Form CM-913 Comparability of Current Work to Coal Mine Employment

Description of Coal Mine Work
and Other Employment
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Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation

This report is authorized by the Black Lung Benefits Act (30 U.S.C. 901 et. seq.). While you are not required
to respond, your cooperation is needed to ensure that this claim is given full and proper consideration.
Miner's Name
Claim Number

OMB No. 1240-0035
Expires: 02-28-2011

Please provide the following information concerning your current or last coal mine work, or the miner's last coal mine work prior
to death.
PART I

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DESCRIPTION OF COAL MINE WORK
2. Dates worked (mm/dd/yyyy):

1. Job title

From:
3. Highest or current rate of pay

To:

4. Number of days worked per week

5. Describe the duties of this job in your own words:

6. List all other jobs you or the deceased miner did in the coal mines for at least one year.
a. Job Title

b. Dates Worked (Month and Year)
From

To

Public Burden Statement
Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 30 minutes per response, including time for
reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and
reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection
of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the U.S. Department of Labor, Division of Coal Mine Workers'
Compensation, Room C3526, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, D.C. 20210. DO NOT SEND THE COMPLETED FORM
TO THIS OFFICE.

Form CM-913

NOTE: Persons are not required to respond to this collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Rev. Feb. 1999

7. Describe the physical activity required by the coal mine job described in number 5.
Sitting for

hours (Give number of hours per day).

Standing for

hours (Give number of hours per day).

Crawling

(distance) for

hours per day.

Lifting

pounds

times per day.

pounds

times per day.

pounds

times per day.

( Example: 25 pounds ten times per day )
Carrying

pounds

( distance )

times per day.

pounds

( distance )

times per day.

pounds

( distance )

times per day.

( Example: 20 pounds 50 feet 15 times per day )
8. Did the coal mine job discussed above involve:
1. The use of tools, machines or equipment:?

Yes

No

2. Technical knowledge or special skills?

Yes

No

3. Any supervisory responsibilities?

Yes

No

Please explain all "Yes'' answers. For example, the specific type of tools, machines or equipment used; the nature of any technical
knowledge or special skills needed and the nature of any supervisory duties including the number and type of employees supervised, and
the extent to which they had to be supervised, etc..

9. Were you (or the deceased miner) transferred from a previous job due to health reasons?
If ''Yes'', provide the following information:
a. Previous Job:

c. Effective date of transfer:

b. Job transferred to:

d. Reason:

e. If coal mine work has stopped, give reason and last date worked:

PART II - DESCRIPTION OF OTHER EMPLOYMENT
Please provide the following information about current or last non-coal mine employment.
11. Type of business or industry

10. Job title

12. Dates worked (mm/dd/yyyy)

13. Highest or current rate of pay

14. Number of days worked per week.

From:
To:
15. Describe the duties of this job in your own words:

16. Describe the physical activity required by the job described above.
Sitting for

hours per day.

Standing for

Lifting

pounds

times per day.

pounds

times per day.

pounds

times per day.

hours per day.

( Example: 25 pounds ten times per day )
Carrying

pounds

( distance )

times per day.

pounds

( distance )

times per day.

pounds

( distance )

times per day.

( Example: 20 pounds 50 feet 15 times per day )
17. Did the job discussed above (10 to 16) involve:
17 a. The use of tools, machines or equipment?

Yes

No

17 b. Technical knowledge or special skills?

Yes

No

17 c. Any supervisory responsibilities?

Yes

No

Please explain all ''Yes'' answers. For example, the specific type of tools, machines or equipment used; the nature of any technical knowledge
or special skills needed and the nature of any supervisory duties including the number and type of employees supervised, the extent to which
they had to be supervised, etc.

18. If work has stopped, give date of last employment and reason.
Reason for stopping
Date

PART - III
19. Use this section for additional space to answer any previous question, or to provide any other information you feel would be helpful.
Please refer to previous questions by the corresponding number. If more space is needed, use a blank sheet and attach.

PRIVACY ACT
The following information is provided in accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974. (1) Submission of this Information is
required under the Black Lung Benefits Act. (2) The information will be used to determine eligibility for and the amount of
benefits payable under the Act. (3) The information may be used by other agencies or persons in handling matters relating,
directly or indirectly, to the subject matter of the claim, so long as such agencies or persons have received the consent of the
individual claimant or beneficiary, or have complied with the provisions of 20 CFR Part 725. (4) Furnishing all requested
information will facilitate the claim adjudication process; and the effects of not providing all or any part of the requested
information may delay the process, or result in an unfavorable decision or a reduced level of benefits.
I certify that the information given by me on and in connection with this form is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. I am
also fully aware that any person who willfully makes any false or misleading statement or representation for the purpose of obtaining any
benefit or payment under this title shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than
$1,000, or by imprisonment for not more than one year or both.
Signature of claimant or person filing on his/her behalf

Date