THE EE STATED HIS RIGHT HAND HAD BEEN PAINFUL FOR SEVERAL DAYS. ON 4/15/00 HE REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO HIS SUPERVISOR ON 4/16/00 THE HAND WAS SWOLLEN & EXTREMELY PAINFUL HE WAS SEEN AT THE ER WITH A DIAGNOSIS OF ACUTE TENDONITIS THE HAND WAS IMMOBILIZED & HE WAS PLACED ON ANTI INFLAMMOTORY MEDICATION & LIGHT DUTY