EE STATES THAT WHILE LIFTING AND CARRYING A BLAST GATE UP A STAIRWAY, HE FELT A PULL IN HIS GROIN BUT DID NOT TELL ANYONE OR THINK IT WAS ANYTHING. HE CONTINUED TO WORK 4/4/00 AND 4/5/00. HE T HEN MADE A DOCTOR APPOINTMENT FOR THE AFTERNOON OF 4/5/00 AND THE DR PUT HIM ON LIGHT DUTY UNTIL 4/12/00. HE THEN CALLED AND TOLD US ABOUT THE INJURY.