EE WAS DRAGGING AN 11/2 ""WASHDOWN HOSE ALONG THECAT WALK FOR THE SILO BELT WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS ABDOMEN HE CON'TD TO WORK, THEN THRU REPEATED TRAUMA HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A HERNIA ON 5/1 5/01 WHICH REQ'D SURGERY TO REPAIR. LOST WORK DAYS BEGAN 5/15/01