WHILE CARRYING A BUCKET OF OIL HE SLIPPED ON STAIRS WHICH WERE WET FROM MELTED SNOW. HE TWISTED AS HE FELL AND HIT HIS RIGHT HIP. HE CONTINUED TO WORK. THE NEXT MORNING HE HAD A KNOT ON HIS HI P WHICH WAS DIAGNOSED AS A HERNIA. HE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK UNTIL SURGERY ON 2/17/04.