EE WAS TRYING TO GET A PIN OUT OF A LONGWALL PAN THAT WAS LEFT ON A SHIELD HAULER. HE SAID THE PIN WAS HARD TO GET TO & WHILE USING A HAMMER TO REMOVE IT, HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT THUMB. HE HAD A CONTUSION & A FINGER SPLINT WAS APPLIED. THE TIP OF HIS THUMB BONE WAS FOUND TO BE FRACTURED BY THE DOCTOR. HE MISSED WORK SATURDAY 12/14/02 BUT RETURNED TO WORK MONDAY, 12/16/02.