EE WHO WORKS IN THE LAB, COMPLAINED OF NUMBNESS IN HIS HANDS AND FINGERS. HE NOTIFIED HIS SUPERVISOR OF THIS CONDITION. HE WAS SENT TO AN ORTHOPEDIC DR. FOR EVALUATION, AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT HE HAS CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. ON 1-17-02, HE HAD SURGERY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.