EE S FINGER TIP WAS PINCHED BETWEEN A DRILL BIT AND THE DRILL STEEL AS HE AND A HELPER WERE ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE A DRILL BIT. HE WAS EXAMINED IN A LOCAL EMERGENCY ROOM WHERE THE FINGER WAS X R AYED, CLEANED SUTURES, BANDAGED AND SPLINTED. THE X RAYS SHOWED A FRACTURE OF THE FINGER TIP. HE WAS RECHECKED THE FOLLOWING DAY AND RELEASED TO FULL DUTY.