ON 2/1/01 EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT WHILE BEING TREATED FOR AN UNRELATED MEDICAL CONDITION, HIS PHYSICIAN DIAGNOSED A HERNIA. NEITHER THE EE NOR HIS PHYSICIAN ARE ABLE TO IDENTIFY A SPECIFIC INCI DENT THAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THE HERNIA, BUT THAT IT IS MOST LIKELY RELATED TO THE MULTIPLE TASKS REQUIRING REPETIVE LIFTING AT WORK. EE ELECTED TO HAVE THE HERNIA REPAIRED ON 2/26/01.