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<blockquote data-quote="scratch" data-source="post: 75584" data-attributes="member: 1674"><p>canteenboy: Do you have any tips to avoid getting a hernia? It sounds very painful and not something I want to happen or deal with. </p><p></p><p>Yes, I do have some advice on how to prevent hernias. Both of mine occured when I didn't have my body positioned to properly handle what I was doing at the time. Keep your feet properly positioned, lift with legs, not your back, keep load close to your body, and don't twist at the waist.</p><p> </p><p> My first one happened about 1988. I was working on a warehouse route driving a P1000. The Pickup account was a chemical plant that shipped about two pallets of 50-60 lb. boxes a day. I was standing in the rear section stacking boxes the shipping clerk was handing me. I almost fell in the floor from the pain that occurred when the muscles in my abdomible wall tore. After about ten minutes, I felt fine. I made the major mistake of not filing a report with the Center Manager that night. About a week later, I noticed a bulge on the left side groin area where my small intestine was pushing through the tear.</p><p> I tried to file Workers Comp but was denied. Hernias are internal injuries that are very difficult to prove where they happen. The Teamster Business Agent told me if I sued UPS, I would have a 90% chance of losing the case, plus I would be stuck with attorney fees. I missed eight weeks of work, the only money I got was the Vacation Pay that my Center Manager got for me by changing the Vacation Schedule.</p><p> I bid on a residential area a year later. Unfortunately, I had the first "Super Wally World" that I have ever seen, delivering to it first thing in the morning.</p><p>It got about 100 packages a day, and one morning my right side groin got jealous and ripped open. I now have matching scars. The pain this time was very minor, went right away. Being the hard-headed person I am, I didn't report this either. Same results from the Company. Now I work in a different area, the only bulk stops I make now is when one of my "QVC Queens" gets a pile of boxes. Be careful out there and report any pains and strains you get!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="scratch, post: 75584, member: 1674"] canteenboy: Do you have any tips to avoid getting a hernia? It sounds very painful and not something I want to happen or deal with. Yes, I do have some advice on how to prevent hernias. Both of mine occured when I didn't have my body positioned to properly handle what I was doing at the time. Keep your feet properly positioned, lift with legs, not your back, keep load close to your body, and don't twist at the waist. My first one happened about 1988. I was working on a warehouse route driving a P1000. The Pickup account was a chemical plant that shipped about two pallets of 50-60 lb. boxes a day. I was standing in the rear section stacking boxes the shipping clerk was handing me. I almost fell in the floor from the pain that occurred when the muscles in my abdomible wall tore. After about ten minutes, I felt fine. I made the major mistake of not filing a report with the Center Manager that night. About a week later, I noticed a bulge on the left side groin area where my small intestine was pushing through the tear. I tried to file Workers Comp but was denied. Hernias are internal injuries that are very difficult to prove where they happen. The Teamster Business Agent told me if I sued UPS, I would have a 90% chance of losing the case, plus I would be stuck with attorney fees. I missed eight weeks of work, the only money I got was the Vacation Pay that my Center Manager got for me by changing the Vacation Schedule. I bid on a residential area a year later. Unfortunately, I had the first "Super Wally World" that I have ever seen, delivering to it first thing in the morning. It got about 100 packages a day, and one morning my right side groin got jealous and ripped open. I now have matching scars. The pain this time was very minor, went right away. Being the hard-headed person I am, I didn't report this either. Same results from the Company. Now I work in a different area, the only bulk stops I make now is when one of my "QVC Queens" gets a pile of boxes. Be careful out there and report any pains and strains you get! [/QUOTE]
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