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Miner was shutting door to #1 Mill, while standing on the wind tunnel he stepped back to get a better view of the bottom bolt and lost his footing. He fell to the floor and broke his wrist.
Stood on a steel bar to fix wire/bolt & it broke & he fell. Location was back of the old baghouse.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THE BASEMENT, APPROX. 8-10' FROM CO-WORKER WHO HEARD EE CALLING HIS NAME. WHEN THE CO-WORKER TURNED AROUND THE INJURED EE WAS SITTING ON THE GROUND. CO-WORKER ASKED WHAT HAPPENED AND THE EE SAID HE FELL DOWN & HIT HIS BACK ON THE STEPS. CO-WORKER DID NOT HEAR OR SEE EE FALL.
SHUTTING SHIFT DOWN, TRIPPED AND FELL. TWISTED ANKLE.