HE WAS HELPING A MECHANIC MAKE A CABLE SPLICE. HE WAS USING A HAMMER AND AN ANVIL WHEN THE HAMMER SLIPPED OFF THE ANVIL AND STRUCK HIS FINGER. HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ASSISTANCE UNTIL 5-16-03, WHEN AN X-RAY WAS TAKEN. THE X-RAY REVEALED A SMALL PIECE OF METAL IN HIS FINGER. THE METAL WAS SURGICALLY REMOVED ON 5-29-03.