EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SKID STEER BACKHOE WHEN TAKING A SCOOP OF MUCK, CAUSING THE EE TO JAR NECK. EE WAS SENT IN FOR OBSERVATION AND X-RAY WITH NEGATIVE FINDING, WITH POSSIBILITY OF MRI FOLLO W UP. MRI EXAM WAS DONE ON 2-8-02, DOCTOR REPORTED 2-11-02 THAT EE HAD RUPTURED DISC BETWEEN C-5 AND C-6 MAKING IT REPORTABLE.