Dupree v. Kentucky Department of Mines & Minerals

OPINION OF THE COURT

Appellant worked for approximately 22 years as a laborer and foreman in the underground coal mines. In 1970, he was employed by the Department of Mines and Minerals as an underground mine inspector and continued to spend a significant amount of time in the mines until May, 1977. From that date until his retirement on October 31, 1988, appellant worked as a “safety instructor,” teaching classes to coal miners. Some of these classes were taught at mine sites in various bath houses, buildings, and trailers. There is no evidence that any was taught underground.

Subsequently,…