Shady Tree at UPS
Well-Known Member
You think thats bad listen to this horror story as a HVD sorter 3 yrs ago i woke up next morning with incredible pain in my neck and shoulder. Figured it was just the normal wear and tear soreness of ups. Sadly i just loaded up on tylenol and sucked it up for the rest of the week assuming that soreness whould go away after weekend of rest. Told my p/t sup about soreness and he asked if i needed to fill a report stupidly i declined 3 months went by with horrific pain. I dealt with pain for fear of losing my skilled job. Eventually i came in and told p/t sup i could not perform my job anymore because of pain. When i told training of the events above my p/t sup left me out to dry and denied any knowledge of event. Mgmt. made me wait 5 hrs before they would take me to comp doctor. When i arrived doc took some x-rays and physical exam told me he thought it was a strain. Doc and ups put me in TAW with limitations of 70 pounds and less...what a joke thats normal duty. In one week i went for follow-up i was still in same pain and discomfort. I begged the doc for a MRI he declined and told me i was not seriously injured he sent me back out with same limitations. Went to third appointment and same as last time still in TAW. So i went to HR and pleaded for second opinion the nurse convinced me to at least go to next appiontment. While in comp office i told doc he was a quack and that i know he and mgmt. were trying to put a bandaid on problem and send me back to work and that i was being harrased by mgmt. to suck it up and continue. Doc came with same diagnosis just a strain i demanded thta if he didnt give me an MRI that he need call an ambulance and take me to ER. Finally he sent me for MRI after consulting with ups and all on staff doctors. Suprisingly i had a torn rotor cuff and nerve being pinched in my back from injury. When i got back from MRI and doc to fill out paperwork and to be held out and recieve surgery my Operations manager,Sort manager and friend/t sup were waiting at the door to verbally atack and harass me for what was said about company. Comp doc told mgmt word for word entire event at comp clinic. Was out for 9 months on disability. When i finally returned to work the paperwork all said strain nothing more and no reference to surgery