Employee was patching a chute with a piece of plastic poly board. A co-worker was power drilling from inside chute while Employee was holding poly board in place on the outside. Employee instructed driller to drill top first, inadvertently drilled bottom holes causing injury to Employee's left wrist. Employee sent to Hand/Wrist specialist, where it was cleaned up and sutured.
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