EE CLAIMS THAT HE GOT HIS LEFT RING FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN A SHOVEL HANDLE AND A GUARD RAIL WHILE HE WAS SHOVELING SPILLED CRUSHED STONE IN ROTARY KILN #3 TUNNEL. HE DECLINED TO SEE A DR UNTIL 8-9-02 AND WAS RELEASED TO FULL DUTY. ON 9-3-02 THE EE UNDERWENT SURGERY FOR REPAIR OF A TENDON. HE LOST ONE DAY OF WORK AND WAS RELEASED TO RETRUEN TO WORK ON LIGHT DUTY.