EE HAD BEEN PEROFRMING REGULAR MAINTENANCE DUTIES ON 5-30-02. HE FELT A LITTLE DISCOMFORT BUT NOTHING UNUSUAL. WHEN HE GOT OUT OF BED ON 5-31, HE FELT A PAIN IN THE STOMACH. THIS WAS AT THE SA ME LOCATION HE HAD PREVIOUS HERNIA REPAIR APPROX. 6 MONTHS EARLIER.