That HURT (injury)

[Becks]

Jack, did you get paid for it?

[Jack7957]

It happened during regular work hours, and I was on salary, so I did get paid.

[Becks]

Glad to hear that.

[BookstoreEscapee]

I once burned my thumb on the wire on the shrink wrap machine...it got stuck on the side and I was trying to fix it...should have used a pen or something...had a white line on my thumb for a few days.

And numerous times I have picked up a large heavy book by the edge, and felt a painful pull in the palm of my hand. Every time I'd tell myself I wouldn't pick up books that way anymore...then I'd forget...

[cinema guy]

I burned my thumb on the lights of the popcorn hopper while filling it. They've got steps now, but we used to have to climb up on it to fill it from the top and the lights at the top were HOT! It was burned and blistered for a week and I kept nipping out the back during my shift to run it under the cold tap - fortunately it wasn't a busy night.

Not excatly the worst work injury ever.

[Becks]

And numerous times I have picked up a large heavy book by the edge, and felt a painful pull in the palm of my hand. Every time I'd tell myself I wouldn't pick up books that way anymore...then I'd forget...

I used to do that when doing subassemblies for medical equipment. After a few times, though, I decided that pain isn't fun, so I stopped.

[Becks]

I didn't realize I injure myself so much at work.

Yesterday I was fighting with a watermelon bin (oversized cardboard box) and while I gave it two good dents, it took a layer of skin off of my right hand. It looks like a burn...which may explain why I was given a packet of burn cream instead of the antiseptic I asked for.

[B&NGoddess]

the worst injury i ever had was when i ruptured my knuckle on some shelves. theyre metal, and this one was kind of corroded in place, so i had to use my fist to pound it out. i hit the right side and knocked it loose without incident, but then i hit the left...

blood sprayed from my knuckle like a bubbler (um, drinking fountain for the non midwesterners) i yelled "Oh SHIT!" and shook my hand, sending more blood flying all over the bookshelves, books, and myself. i clamped my thumb over it and told K, who told me to run cold water over it while she fashioned a bandage out of paper towels, bandaids, and antibiotic ointment. stung like a bitch. my clothes were sufficiently blood covered that i had to go home. before i left, i grabbed a wet paper towel to wipe off the blood that had splattered the shelves.

i needed about twelve. i also destroyed seven books that were beyond saving.

right now i have a burn on my right ring finger from the steam wand in cafe. i also once threw my shoulder out when i stiff armed a pile of boxes that were about to fall on me. and i clocked myself in the head on a corner of a table that i was working under and didnt realize till later that i was bleeding.

oh and then theres the time that i dropped the 15lb change fund on my foot. i have a permanent bruise type thing. and the scar from when i caught my elbow on the metal siding of the info booth. and the scar from my former managers desk when i slammed my finger into it. and the scar from the suicide book that lept off the shelf and landed corner first on my thumb.

and getting hit in the eye with a styrofoam quidditch ball thrown by my former manager.

yikes. ive gotten hurt more than i realized.

[BookstoreEscapee]

the worst injury i ever had was when i ruptured my knuckle on some shelves. theyre metal, and this one was kind of corroded in place, so i had to use my fist to pound it out. i hit the right side and knocked it loose without incident, but then i hit the left...

Ouch! I hate the metal shelves. Store1 has wood shelves, each held up with 4 little brackets. They can be a pain sometimes but if a bracket gets bent you just get a new one. If the slot for the metal shelves gets bent, or the shelf itself, there's nothing to do about it. You can replace a shelf (assuming you can find a straight one) but if it's the slot in the back of the bay that the shelf fits into, you're screwed. There are many shelves (mostly in the 7-shelf-tall fiction/mystery/romance/scifi section) that are bent beyond repair and some of them can't even have titles faced out because they will just fall right off the shelf. Oddly enough, most of these shelves are the second from the bottom......and they often have footprints on them if they haven't been dusted in a while...

I have had many a suicide book jump on my head...not to mention the precarious piles of boxes in receiving that have decided to collapse as I walked by...

[Becks]

a bubbler (um, drinking fountain for the non midwesterners)

Almost three years in NJ and I STILL say bubbler. No one else knows what I'm talking about. They don't know what they're missing.

[Bella_Vixen]

4 years, homechicken.

[Lady Legira]

I have worked at my supermarket for 11 months and in that time I have -

1. burnt my arms on the chicken oven so many times my arms look like I self-harm

2. my knees complain after long shifts because of a long standing knee injury.

3. fell at work about 3 weeks ago and bruised my arm so badly I ended up at hospital the next day.

4. caught my finger in the meat slicer *OUCH* and ended up in A&E having butterfly stitches put on last week.

Not to mention the fact that I seem to be slightly allergic to the chemicals at work so I get contact dermatitis.

Should I be allowed to work with sharp & hot objects

[Becks]

4 years, homechicken.

Oh, yeah. Duh. Where does the time go?

[lumlite]

Worst injury I've personally had?
Probably the time I slashed my wrist open. I was trying to get the oil drain plug loose, didn't realize it was rounded badly, knocked my hand forward into the metal edge of a skid plate. Then driving to the hospital and waiting for four hours to get it looked at. Good times. Of course, this came after I'd been offered a job with the state, and had given my two weeks notice. Nice little exchange the next day.

Me = Wounded Automobile Warrior
SM = Store Manager

Me: <SM>, I don't think I should come in today.
SM: Why not?
Me: Well, I've got an open wound now, so I don't think it'd be a good idea to work in the pit for a couple days.
SM: It's okay, people give their notice, they just don't care anymore.
*click

[Becks]

Yeah, I'm bring back yet another thread of mine.

I've missed a few entries, which I won't bore you all with right now...

Anyhoo--

I burned my wrist today on one of the heat wrappers. Lovely. At least there's no blisters, but it's kind of shiny.