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A WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING MAN TO BUMP HIS EAR ON A HANDRAIL.
HE WAS SHOVELING ROCK AND TURNED HIS ANKLE ON A ROCK. WE ASKED IF HE NEEDED TO SEE A DOCTOR BUT HE SAID NO. THE NEXT NIGHT HE CAME TO WORK AND SAID IT STILL HURT BUT HE COULD WORK. HE WORKED A BOUT 6 1/2 HOURS AND HE WENT HOME. THE NEXT MORNNING HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR AND LEARNED IT WAS FRACTURED. HE HAS SINCE GONE TO AN ORTHOPEDIC DOCTOR AND WILL BE OFF A MINIMUM OF 4 WEEKS.