EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS SHOVELING BELT ON JUNE 8, 2001 AND POSSIBLY STRAINED HIS BACK. MEDICAL EVIDENCE RECEIVED ON JULY 7, 2001 SHOWS DEGENERATIVE DISK DISEASE OF THE LUMBAR SPINE ASSOCIATED W ITH BACK PAIN. THE EMPLOYEE ASLO HAS A MEDICAL HISTORY RELATING TO HIS BACK.