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EE WAS RE-ENTERING HIS MACHINE (LOADER) WHEN HE SLIPPED AND BANGED HIS RIGHT ELBOW.
EE STATED HE WAS STANDING ON LOWER BRAME OF CONVEYOR APPROX 3 TO 3 1/2 FEET OFF THE GROUND. HE HAD JUST FINISHED HOOKING UP RIGGING AND JUMPED TO THE GROUND WHEN HE HEARD HIS RIGHT LEG SNAP. E E CLAIMS HE JUST LANDED WITH ALL HIS WEIGHT ON THE RIGHT LEG AND HE ACKNOWLEDGES HE SHOULD HAVE USED A STEP LADDER.
MAN WAS STANDING ON LOW BED TRAILER REMOVING CHAINS FROM BUCKET ON FRONT END LOADER. AS HE WAS GOING TO REMOVE A MANHOLE COVER UNIT, THE PLANKING ON LOW BED(WHICH WAS NOT BOLTED DOWN) GAVE WAY FORCING MAN TO FALL 1 1/2 FEET THROUGH DECKING.