EE STATED THAT HE HAD BENT OVER AND THEN COULD NOT RAISE BACK UP. AFTER A FEW MINUTES HE WAS ABLE TO RAISE UP. COMPLETED ASSIGNED WORK FOR THE DAY BUT WAS FEELING A LITTLE MINOR DISCOMFORT. EE HAS A HISTORY OF BACK TROUBLE. X-RAYS GAVE THE IMPRESSION OF ""DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE"" L5-S1 EE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 10/05/02.