EE HAS SUFFERED FROM LOWER BACK PAIN FOR SOMETIME. IT IS NOT KNOWN WHAT SPECIFIC TASK OR EVENT CAUSED EE'S CONDITION. EE WAS SEEN BY A PHYSICIAN2-24-03 FROM MRI HE WAS DIAGNOSED W/ HERNIATED DISC L5 SI AND L4 & L5 HE HAD SURGERY ON 3-5-03 BECAUSE THERE WAS NO SPECIFIC ACUTE EVENT, EE ALEDGES THAT THIS WAS CAUSED OVER TIME FROM WORK