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APPENDIX A

This is the cover sheet of the medical-legal reports used by the medical/legal transcribers for Sample A. A similar form was provided for female subjects. The L.A. clinic that provided the subjects for Sample B reportedly uses a similar cover page for their reports.

Date of Report

To: Law Offices of ________________
       __________________________
       __________________________

Re: Mr. John Doe
Employer: USA Industry
D.O.B. : Date, month and year of birth
D.O.A. : Date, month and year of injury
D.O.E. : Date of evaluation
WCAB #: Workers' Compensation file number
SS #: 999-99-999

Mr. __________ was seen for a comprehensive initial evaluation at the _________ Clinic on __________.

Mr. ________ is a ___ year old Caucasian/Black/Hispanic male who reported that he was involved in an industrial injury to his ____________________ on ____________. (or in Continual Stress & Strain during the period from_______ to ________).

No medical records were available to review. Please forward all medical records pertinent to this case. Upon receipt of same, I will review them and comment upon them to you in a supplemental report.

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APPENDIX B

This table is taken from 1989, California work injuries and illnesses, a statistical publication of the Department of Industrial Relations in the State of California. (California Department of Industrial Relations, 1989), page 119.

Table 22 - Disabling Nonfatal Work Injuries and Illnesses
by Age of Injured or Ill Worker
California, 1989.

AGE NUMBER PERCENT
Total 402,256* 100.00
19 years and under 18,840 4.7
20-24 years 63,952 15.9
25-29 years 76,256 19.0
30-34 years 67,770 16.8
35-39 years 53,288 13.2
40-44 years 41,508 10.3
45-49 years 29,408 7.3
50-54 years 21,518 5.3
55-59 years 16,078 4.0
60-64 years 9,510 2.4
65 years and over 4,128 1.0

*Excludes 28,152 cases in which the age was not stated. The assumption is made that these cases are distributed in the same proportion as the above group.


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APPENDIX C

The following is a table of the Sun signs and the effective date to be included in each sign. Cuspal dates were eliminated (birth date and/or injury date).

Calendar Dates Sun sign Cuspal Dates
From 3/21-4/20 Aries 3/20; 3/21
From 4/20-5/21 Taurus 4/20; 4/21
From 5/21-6/21 Gemini 5/21; 5/22
From 6/21-7/23 Cancer 6/21; 6/22
From 7/23-8/23 Leo 7/23; 7/24
From 8/23-9/23 Virgo 8/23; 8/24
From 9/23-10/23 Libra 9/23; 9/24
From 10/23-11/22 Scorpio 10/23-10/24
From 11/22-12/22 Sagittarius 11/22-11/23
From 12/22-1/20 Capricorn 12/22-12/23
From 1/20-2/19 Aquarius 1/20; 1/21
From 2/19-3/20 Pisces 2/19; 2/20

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APPENDIX D

This is a sample page from the aspect frequency analysis for sample B/males (N=483), by M. Pottenger (1990). 45 birth years are tallied for the frequency of the Sun being in any given degree of the zodiac. Below are the expected values for the sample. (For each degree the expected frequency is 1).

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