I busted a mirror with a tree limb Friday. It happened at 11AM after a heavy rain, the tree branch was hanging down a little more than usual and it pushed my right side mirror frame back and the bottom mirror broke on top of the hand rail. I called my Supervisor immediately to report it, I was just planning to write it up on my DVIR as usual. I went back to delivering, and a little later I get a call back from him and I was told to call my Center Manager, which I did. We have a new Division Manager who evidently goes about doing things differently than what was previously acceptable.
An hour after the tree limb incident, I am told to go back to the scene. My Supervisor and another Supe show up to take pictures and document everything. He takes pictures of the offending tree branch and the P7 mirror bracket. Meanwhile, my Center Manager is on the phone with our District Safety person to decide how this will be rated. At the end of the day, my Supe calls me and tells me to be at work fifteen minutes early Monday. He was told to report it to Liberty Mutual, so I am being charged with an accident. I will get a Safety Ride Monday over a three dollar mirror and a tree limb.
I told my Supe that I thought this was a little extreme. A three dollar mirror that a mechanic can replace in a couple of minutes. I said "UPS is going to waste a hundred dollars on something this minor"? He replies, "No, the Center will be charged $1500.00". Amazing. The Carwash and Preload break them all the time and don't report them. The driver gets the book thrown at him. Does anybody know where this $1500 figure comes from?
An hour after the tree limb incident, I am told to go back to the scene. My Supervisor and another Supe show up to take pictures and document everything. He takes pictures of the offending tree branch and the P7 mirror bracket. Meanwhile, my Center Manager is on the phone with our District Safety person to decide how this will be rated. At the end of the day, my Supe calls me and tells me to be at work fifteen minutes early Monday. He was told to report it to Liberty Mutual, so I am being charged with an accident. I will get a Safety Ride Monday over a three dollar mirror and a tree limb.
I told my Supe that I thought this was a little extreme. A three dollar mirror that a mechanic can replace in a couple of minutes. I said "UPS is going to waste a hundred dollars on something this minor"? He replies, "No, the Center will be charged $1500.00". Amazing. The Carwash and Preload break them all the time and don't report them. The driver gets the book thrown at him. Does anybody know where this $1500 figure comes from?
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