EMPLOYEE SAID HE INJURED HIS LEFT THUMB WHILE USING A SHOVEL TO PUNCH A HOLE IN A BARREL OF DUST SUPPRESANT, AND ALSO WHILE RUNNING THE 0954 LOADER (THUMB GOT CAUGHT IN THE STEERING WHEEL). TH E INCIDENT OCCURRED JUNE 8, BUT IT WASN'T UNTIL JUNE 27 THAT HE ASKED TO SEE A DOCTOR. DIAGNOSISLEFT THUMB TENDONITIS.