While grinding steel with the bench grinder, a piece of the steel broke off, causing the steel to quickly shift up and then down onto employee's hand.
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Showing all 3EE WAS STEPPING OFF LAST RUNG OF LADDER, STEPPED ON GROUND AND TWISTED KNEE, FELT PAIN IN KNEE IMMEDIATELY.
EE WAS ON LADDER PREPARING TO HOOK CHAINS ON LARGE HOPPER TO MOVE IT TO ANOTHER LOCATION, WHEN HE LEANED OVER TO PICK UP CHAINS THE LADDER SLIPPED OUT ON THE BOTTOM AND EE FELL TO THE GROUND O N LEFT ELBOW AND LEFT ANKLE. HE SUSTAINED LEFT ELBOW DISLOCATION AND SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE.