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THE CREW WAS CHANGING CONE LINERS. WHILE INSTALLING THE NEW MANTLE LINER, EE FELL FROM A POORLY-DESIGNED PLATFORM AND LANDED ON A PORTION OF THE CRUSHER FRAME. AT FIRST IT SEEMED LIKE JUST A BRUISE. ON 3/7/05 EE SAW DOCTOR WHO SAID EE PROBABLY HAD TORN CARTILAGE. ON 3/14/05 WE LEARNED THAT X-RAYS CONFIRMED 2 FRACTURED RIBS.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING THE STAIRS TO THE CEMENT SILOS WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A STEP AND TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING 2" BY 12" BY 5 FT OAK BOARD JACKHAMMERING CLINKER INSIDE A RR CAR. HE HANDED THE JACKHAMMER TO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHEN THE BOARD SPLIT CAUSING HIM TO FALL. HE REACHED OUT T O BRACE HIS FALL SEVERELY SPRAINING HIS LEFT ELBOW.
EE STEPPED ON A HOLE COVER AND FELL THROUGH IT. EE LANDED ON CONCRETE FLOOR AND THE COVER LANDED ON TOP OF HIM.
EE CLIMBED ON TOP OF SCAFFOLD TO USE AS AN ACCESS INTO MILL. WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH THE HOLE, HE FELL TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR, LANDING ON THE WRIST/BACK.