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NEW MARTINSVILLE An employee is suing Coastal Drilling East after he was injured on the job when he fell 25 feet.
Branden Anthony Davis filed the lawsuit against Coastal Drilling East, The Crosby Group and John Doe Company alleging that they violated federal safety regulations laid out by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), according to a complaint filed in Wetzel Circuit Court.
Davis claims he was employed by Coastal at a job site in Wetzel County and on March 5, 2019, he was performing his assigned tasks when the pin and/or bolt of the Crosby Terminator he was using failed and he plummeted 25 feet to the ground.
Andrew Dally was also named as a defendant in the suit.
Justin Crabtree was employed by Jenmar as a laborer for the Marshall County Mine and had no prior underground mining experience so he needed to be supervised at all times by a mine foreman, according to a complaint filed in Marshall Circuit Court.
Crabtree claims he was assigned a task on April 11, 2019, for which he was not provided task training and was not being properly supervised, which violated the state s mandatory mine safety rules.
While performing the task, Crabtree was struck in the chest, knocked unconscious and suffered severe and permanent injuries, according to the suit. Crabtree claims his medical care cost $92,647.38.