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Originally Posted by cakeladie
Deck, I hope your finger is ok and everyone is right they should have given you an accident report to fill out and if need be they should have had someone drove you to the doctors. You should also have a tetanus shot if you have not had one in the last 10 years.
When I worked my department had a lot of injurys it's the nature of the business we were in. If someone got hurt we had someone drive them to the doctors or if it was really bad we took them to the ER. While they were waiting they filled out the accident report.
We had one guy who got a piece of metal in his eye. The eye wash did not get it out. The doctor could not get it out so the doctor called a specialist and we took him straight there. So we were down not one employee but two. The employee who was hurt and someone to drive him. A couple of times we even had to call 911.
My point is this. When someone got hurt we had to stop everything to make sure that person was ok. Then we had to fill out a lot of paperwork. The employee only had to fill out a small amount 1 page the people in the office had more paperwork to do and then we had to take the paperwork to another department in another building. So no we did not like filling out the paperwork but you are more important then filling out paperwork.
Make them pay to get your finger looked at and get that shot.
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This is weird but in December 2016 my health care provider made me get a tetanus shot and I was thinking this is for nothing that I am getting this but it was free so I did it. Then I get a new job and get injured! So that part worked out.
I don't think this employer was very responsible. I let the right people know about it and not one person mentioned filling out an accident report.
In the department where I work there would be no way they could suddenly be down two people. It would be impossible. Understaffing is a major problem. That is why everyone has to work harder and faster, and accidents are going to happen.
I am even feeling nervous they might fire me or something.
I am going to inquirer about filling out an accident report. But mostly I need to start looking for a better, safer job.
All of this is made worse by trying to come out of severe depression, and being socially isolated. It is so stressful. But I am determined to not go backwards as I have fought long and hard to pull myself out of this depression.
So that's really the most important thing here. Coming out of depression to be functional again is one of the hardest things I have ever done in my entire life.