EE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK WHILE DESCENDING A LADDER AND REMOVING HIS BOOT WHICH HAD A HOT PELLET IN IT. HE USED EXTRA FORCE AS HE WAS IN A HURRY TO REMOVE THE HOT PELLET FROM HIS BOOT. EE WAS ON THE 4TH STEP OF A STEP LADDER TO CLEAN #1. COOLER HOPPE ON UNIT 2. HE WAS EVALUATED BY A PHYSICIAN ON 11-20-01 AND REFERRED TO A CHIROPRACTOR.