On 3/9/2021 the miner was prying a log out of the cooler discharge EE felt discomfort in EE's right lower back. The miner reported this to EE's supervisor and stated that EE didn't want to go and have it checked out. On 3/16/2021 the miner reported to EE's supervisor that the pain had increased over EE's long change off and would like medical attention.