WHILE PERFORMING NORMAL DUTIES, AS A DOZER OPERATOR, AND AN UNDERGROUND BELT MECHANIC, THE EE'S LOWER BACK BEGAN TO GIVE PROBLEMS. THE REPETITIVE MOTION OF BENDING & LIFTING UNDERGROUND, & OPE RATING A DOZER, HAS OVER THE YEARS CAUSED A LEFT SIDED DISC PROTUSION AT THE L3, 4 LEVEL. DUE TO HIS ILLNESS THE EE IS CURRENTLY OFF WORK & MAY HAVE TO HAVE SURGERY. HE STARTED MISSING WORK O