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March 18, 2014 WV · Coal mechanic helper FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Covington Coal Company LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Wet soft muddy ground cause blocks to sink. Truck was blocked with 6"x36" wooden blocks. Front brakes and rotors were being replaced. Truck was blocked on drivers side. Started to jack up passenger when blocks gave way in the soft ground causing the truck to shift side ways and fall off one of the blocks.

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