Operator stepped out of cab of dozer to use bathroom. He thinks he blacked out and fell off D10R Cat dozer. Hit his head and elbow as he fell. He does take blood pressure medicine - which may have caused him to black out.
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Covington Coal Company LLC · Fall from machine
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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