A divided Kentucky Supreme Court reinstated an administrative law judge’s award for a coal mine worker’s cumulative trauma injuries.
Nathan O’Bannon worked in the coal industry for 10 years. For the last four years of this employment, O’Bannon worked for Muhlenberg County Coal Co.
His duties varied over the years but always involved heavy physical labor and repetitive work.
O’Bannon filed his workers’ compensation claim in June 2024, a few days before his 33rd birthday.
He supported his claim with the opinion of Dr. John W. Gilbert, who had diagnose...
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