EMPLOYEE IS A SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR. HE GOT OFF HIS CAR TO HANG UP CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE. WHEN HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP THE CABLE, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS STOMACH AND GROIN AREA. HE CONTINU ED TO WORK UNTIL 2-3-04. HIS LAST SHIFT WORKED WAS 2-2-04. HE IS TO HAVE SURGERY TO REPAIR THE HERNIA.