TIMBERS HAD BEEN LOADED WITH A FORK LIFT & TAKEN UNDERGROUND. THE EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SETTING TIMBERS; HE TOOK OFF HIS GLOVE TO GET A PIECE OF CHALK OUT OF HIS POCKET & PLACED HIS HAND ON THE TIMBERS. A SNAKE (COPPER-HEAD) HAD BEEN BROUGHT INSIDE WITH THE TIMBERS & THE SNAKE BIT THE EE ON THE LEFT INDEX FINGER. THE EE WAS TAKEN TO A MEDICAL CENTER FOR TREATMENT.