EMPLOYEE FIRST NOTICED A NUMBNESS IN HANDS WHEN WORKING IN THE PACKHOUSE SEVERAL YEARS AGO. HE AGAIN REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO HIS CURRENT SUPERVISOR IN FEB. WHILE WORKING ON A CRUSHER JOB BUT D ID NOT FILE A REPORT. THE TINGLING AND NUMBNESS IS MOST NOTICIBLE IN HIS RIGHT ARM AND HAND AND IS WORSE AT NIGHT. HE WENT TO A DOCTOR ON MAR. 8 & HAS BEEN OFF WORK DUE TO UNRELATED ILLNESS.