EE WAS CHANGING BRAKES ON THE FUEL TRUCK WHEN HE STOOD UP HIS LEFT KNEE MADE A LOUD POPPING NOISE 9-5-03. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE ORTHOPAEDIC CLINIC AND GIVEN PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. THE KNEE CONTINUE D TO BOTHER HIM, HE WAS GIVEN A MRI WHICH SHOWEDMEDIAL MENISCUS DAMAGE. HE WAS SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY ON 10-7-03, WHICH WAS HIS FIRST LOST DAYS.