WHILE DISMOUNTING THE LINK BELT CRANE, THE INJURED LOST HIS BALANCE AND LANDED HARD AND AWKWARDLY WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT. THE IMPACT CAUSED A BIMALLEOLAR CLOSED ANKLE FRACTURE. INJURED WAS RETURN ED TO WORK AFTER TREATMENT ON A LIMITED DUTY BASIS. INJURED UNDERWENT SURGERY AND WAS OFF WORK AS OF 6/10/03.