EE STATED HIS BACK AND HIPS WERE HURTING SOMEWHAT PRIOR TO THE START OF THE SHIFT; HE ALSO STATED THAT DURING HE HAD HELPED HAND A MINER AND SHUTTLE CAR CABLE; AT THE END OF THE SHIFT HE SAT D OWN AND HAD MORE PAIN WHEN HE TRIED TO STAND. HE HAS A HISTORY OF PRIOR BACK INJURY. X-RAYS TAKEN OF THE SPINE SHOWS DEGENERATIVE CHANGES OF THE SPINE.