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Worker was standing on the 4th step of an 8 foot step ladder. He was moving some bars in a grizzley and hit his thumb with a 4 lb sledge hammer. He lost his balance and he fell and landed on his left elbow and the left side of his face. The fall resulted in a broken elbow and a fracture in the bone under his eye.
EE HAD JUST FINISHED TIGHTENING ALL THE CONNECTIONS ON A ROCK BREAKER HE WAS TAKING HIS SECOND LOAD OF TOOLS TO HIS TRUCK. THERE WAS NO ROOM TO TURN AROUND ON THE BREAKER SO HE BACKED UP. HIS SHOES WERE SLICK AND HE FELL OFF AND HIT THE RAIL OF THE SCALPER SCREEN HURTING HIS RT. SIDE.