Hill v. Sextet Mining Corp.

OPINION OF THE COURT

On September 14, 1998, the claimant alleged that he was totally disabled either by injuries that occurred in 1997 and 1998, or by cumulative trauma to his neck and back from 26 years of working in low coal. An Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) subsequently determined that the low back and cervical spine conditions were substantially caused by the claimant’s employment, that they resulted in total disability, and that the disability became manifest on February 11, 1998. The employer then appealed.

Noting that the claimant gave notice of specific incidents when he injured his…