Today, I cut my leg deeply at the beginning of my work shift. I wrapped it up with packing tape and a thankfully sterile paper towel, and had to work 6 more hours before I could leave. I made 110 dollars at work, only to spend 120 on stitches. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I cut my finger with a knife while cooking. I work in a hospital and have to use hand disinfectant at least every twenty minutes. It hurts badly. I have to work for eight hours. FML
Today, I was working at a fast food restaurant when I cut my hand. There was a good amount of blood flowing out so I ran to my manager and asked where the first aid kit was. He then picked up a washcloth and some tape and handed it to me. FML
Today, I was washing the dishes when I gave myself a nasty gash on my leg from the open dishwasher door. After five minutes of cleaning up the blood and wrapping it up, I came back to finish the job only to drop a plate and send broken shards into my foot. FML
Today, I was finally able to get around to a totally free day when I could do some much needed DIY around the house. Before I even started, I cut my hand on a Stanley knife almost to the bone, and had to get 8 stitches. My wife thinks I did it on purpose to get out of doing the repairs. FML
Today, I cut my finger deep on an envelope at work and started bleeding profusely. When I asked my co-worker for a band-aid, she told me to get back to work and stop making up excuses to try and hit on her. FML
Today, I cut my hand on nothing while at work. It bled so much, I began to feel woozy, and everyone kept brushing me off when I asked where the first aid kits were. FML
Today, my manager bailed on me during the afternoon rush; swamped and distracted, I cut off the pad of my thumb in a cheese slicer. Some clinic hours later I returned, hungry and sick with blood loss, to sign WC papers. Manager's only words: "You're staying late to cover your long break, right?" FML
Today, while drilling holes in "No Smoking" signs for my job, I gave myself a minor cut that would appear to most as a papercut. I then had to fill out 3 double-sided pages of paperwork. FML
Today, while observing a surgery, I was asked to open a glass ampule of adrenaline. Not only did I break it and get it everywhere, I sliced open my thumb bad enough to need stitches. FML
Today, while I was at work in a machine shop, I cut myself really bad. Not with any of the sharp tools, drills, or metals I work with. Just the soap dispenser. FML
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cacheson 42
If you hurt yourself at work, they’re supposed to have insurance that pays it for you.
mike3775 39
You should have reported it to your boss, and then gone to the hospital for treatment during your shift at no expense to you. Now if anything happens(infection, etc), you are on the hook 100% because there is zero proof it happened at work because you didn’t report it.
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cacheson 42
If you hurt yourself at work, they’re supposed to have insurance that pays it for you.
RichardPencil 32
If you get insurance through work, it pays to fix you regardless of where you get hurt. There may be co-pays and deductibles, but then the insurance pays. Go on ya for not having an LTA (lost-time accident). Companies need to keep these stats low, so you're doing them a big favor for not leaving early (as if they'll ever show their appreciation -- the bastards!)
cacheson 42
There’s a difference between health insurance through work, and a company’s liability insurance.
mike3775 39
You should have reported it to your boss, and then gone to the hospital for treatment during your shift at no expense to you. Now if anything happens(infection, etc), you are on the hook 100% because there is zero proof it happened at work because you didn’t report it.
Marcella1016 32
This. My mom worked in an office answering phones and would file a report for anything as small as a paper cut 😂😂 She said if anything happened like an infection or something, she had it on record. This is probably on the extreme end of things lol but it definitely instilled in me the importance of documenting things for liability, etc. In your case...yeahhh you slice your leg open at work, you definitely file a report and have them cover it! Maybe you took pictures, have witnesses, maybe there’s cameras...something you can do to still file a report and get reimbursed. Good luck, and kudos to your strong work ethic! Balance it with self-care, and you’re good to go :)
RichardPencil 32
If you could McGyver the paper-towel-and-packing-tape bandage, why couldn't you finally super-glue the wound for $1.98?
SharingVortex 4
I'm really sorry to hear that I know it's not what you had planned but I wish you well in your injury recovery.