EE STATES THAT AS HE REACHED INTO A SINK TO GET SOME SAMPLE CUPS HE NOTICED PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE FINISHED WASHING THE CUPS AND REPORTED THE INCIDENT. HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 1/ 31/2000 AT WHICH TIME HE WAS PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY DUE TO LOWER BACK PAIN.