THE EMPLOYEE FILLED OUT A MINER INJURY REPORT 8/14/02 STATING THAT HE HAD PINCHED HIS HAND BETWEEN A SCALING BAR & A 10""X 10"" X 12' TIMBER WHILE BARRING OUT ROCK IN A CHUTE LIP. CONDITION WORSENED DUE TO ORIGINAL INJURY & REPEATED MOTION, TRAUMA & PRESSURE ON HAND. SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION AND UNDERWENT SURGERY ON 8/18/05 AND NOW IT IS A REPORTABLE OCCUPATIONAL ILNESS