2.6 Consent, Release and History Form for Autopsy

Attachment 19 –

Consent, Release and History Form – Form 2.6

Form Approved

OMB No. 0920-0020

Exp. Date xx/xx/20xx

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

Consent, Release and History Form for Autopsy

Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969

I, ____________________________________, ______________________________ of ________________________________ do hereby

Name Relationship Name of deceased miner

authorize the performance of an autopsy (________________________________) on said deceased. I understand that the report and certain

Limitation, if any, on autopsy

tissue (as necessary) will be released to the United States Public Health Service and to ____________________________________________.

Name of physician securing autopsy

I understand that any claims in regard 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 __________________________

Note: Full SSN is optional; last 4 digits is required

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 (the job to which miner devoted the most number of years)

(specify surface or underground) _________________________________________________

8. Smoking History of Miner:

(a) Did the miner ever smoke cigarettes? Yes _____ No _____

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

(c) If yes, how many cigarettes per day did the miner smoke on average? ______ Number of cigarettes per day

(d) Did the miner smoke cigarettes up until the time of death? Yes ____ No ____

(e) If no to (d), for how long before death had the miner stopped smoking cigarettes? __________

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

(Years) (State)

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

(Years) (State)

_______________________________

Signature

_______________________________

Street

_______________________________

City State Zip

_______________________________

Telephone

_______________________________

Date

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