EE WAS SHOVELING ALONG BELTLINE AND FELT PAIN FROM TAILBONE TO HIS LEFT KNEE. HE CONTINUED TO WORK WITH SOME DISCOMFORT THROUGH THE MONTH OF AUGUST AND THE FIRST PART OF SEPTEMBER. AFTER SEVER AL VISITS TO THE DOCTOR AND BACK SPECIALIST, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT HE HAS A HERNIATED LUMBAR DISC. HE WAS TAKEN OFF WORK DUTY ON 9/15/01. EE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK UNTIL THE 9/15/01 DATE.