EE WAS USING HIS FOOT TO HOLD DOWN A CRIB TIE THAT WAS STUCK UNDER A SWING ARM THAT WAS BEING DELIVERED TO THE MINE. ANOTHER PERSON STRUCK THE CRIB TIE WITH A SLEDGE TO DISLODGE IT. WHEN THE TIE RELEASED, THE EE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL DOWN. HE STRUCK HIS LEFT ELBOW AS HE LANDED. THE DISTANCE OF THE FALL WAS ABOUT 3 FEET.