EE WAS MOVING THE CONTINUOUS MINER TO THE OUTSIDE AND NEEDED TO MOVE THE DB BOX OVER. EE PLACED A TIMBER BETWEEN DB BOX AND MINER BOOM TO MOVE BOX OVER. TIMBER SLIPPED OUT AND EE STRUCK THE MINER BOOM WITH HIS THUMB. WENT TO DOCTOR ON 6/7/04. RETURNED TO WORK ON 6/8/04.