THE FIRST WE KNEW OF THIS INJURY WAS ON 9-13-2001. EE IS NOT SURE WHEN IT OCCURRED OR WHAT ACTIVITY HE WAS PERFORMING. THE MORNING OF THE 13TH HE NOTICED A BUILGE IN HIS ABDOMEN BEFORE COMING TO WORK. HIS WIFE CALLED HIS FAMILY DR. WHO SAID HE SHOULD GO TO ER. THE DRS THERE SAID IT WAS 3WORK RELATED. HE WAS ALSO SEEN BY OUR CO DR. & A HERNIA SPECIALIST WHO ALL AGGREED IT WAS WORK R