Employee stated that when he bent over to pick up a bundle of plates he felt a pain in his lower back.
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Employee stated that he was attempting to hang the line curtain on a curtain hook where the top was too high for him to reach from the ground. The employee jumped up to snag the curtain on the hook, but cut his right index finger in the process requiring 6 sutures.
Employee stated that while he was attempting to place a roofbolt into the drill pot, the plate became lodged in the drill steel guide. When the employee attempted to remove the fouled plate, his right thumb was pinched between the plate and the drill guide, resulting in a fracture.