At work today I got hit by a fork lift.

the dude driving is young and shouldn't have been operating it and couldn't quite controll it. My foot got lodged under it it wouldn't move off my foot till one of my boses booked the thing in reverse off my foot.

they had to cut my shoe off because of how deformed it was.

Before the xray one of my nurses said I might need reconstructive surgery, but after the x ray, to my amazement not a single bone was broken.

all the skin and meat looks like mashed potatoes, but none of the bones broke. The doctor though it was nuts too.



either way, I'm in the worst pain of my life right now and haveto take like two weeks off work, and I'm part time so I don't get paid for it.


I'm hoping my work will realize I can sue them and offer me money.

dude, what the fuck?!?! how the hell do you have such terrible luck with injuries?! i thought i was the only one! i'll have to come visit you with some soup and sing you a song after i jump out of a cake. made of ketchup. god almighty.

and definitely try getting some compensation. if that kid didn't have a lift license, your employer has no other choice but to pay workman's comp or something equal or greater to that, as well as any hospital bills.

That sux dood.
I would assume that your employer will try to do everything to NOT pay you, since you are PT.
You may be able to get some comp after a lengthy court case.

Shitty situation indeed.

Wow. That's fucking awful. Did they at least give you some good drugs?

Im betting tylenol 3

Fuck that, I had percs when I fractured my elbow, he better get at least that!

painkiller party!
feel better man

Jesus, you're not having very good luck with the injuries lately, huh? Get better soon.

Ha thanks everyone. Only the good stuff happens to me.

They gave me perks and hygromorphine.

I don't take painkillers though, so they will be sold or the perscriptions will get tossed.

the kid didn't have a liscense to operate a fork lift, I don't think anyone in the wharehouse does, and also, the forklift doesn't beep when backing up. It didn't hit me when it was backing up, but it just helps show the company isn't really 'up to code'

I don't want a lengthy court case, i wish there were a method that involved less headache. I don't really want a huge amount of money, just the pay I'm going to be missing out on and obviously the medicle bills.

If they threw me an extra 50 bucks to buy some new shoes sense the hospital had to cut mine to get off of my foot than that would be nice as well.

If you get hurt on the job they have to pay you. Part time or not.

No license = talk to a lawyer with a free consultation. You could walk with an easy settlement. You might lose your job but 50,000 later who cares.

That would be sweet, but it's never that easy.

Workman's comp. Any warehouse you might be working at carries it. Usually you'll recieve about 40-60% of your usual pay for the duration of your absence. No court cases.

Most likely, your work place will volunteer to pay any medical expenditures as well, without any court or lawyers needed.

yes....40% of PT work, would = roughly (and Im totally guessing here), 110 bucks a week.
That would probably NOT cut it.
I dunno, maybe NH and Ma have totally different labor laws.

Do what Josh says and own them.
Glad to hear you're foot didn't get broken. It sounds like surprisingly it could have been A LOT worse. Hope you heal up soon.
Til then, says yes to drugs.

The whole reason Im saying youre gonna get effed in the A, is exactly that....the foot ISNT broken, therefore, what are they paying for....
See where this is goin?
Ive been through this shit too many times, between myself, family and friends, and the worker ALWAYS gets effed in the A.
Even if you get money, its never enough.

F'n nurse stole my percadans and my nebutals.

ya its cool no bones where broken or anything but soft tissue injuries also suck my freinds father had the same thing happen to him bout 10 years ago hes wearing orthapedic shoes and taking vicodin everyday to this day...good luck man i hope you luck out on at least one of these injuries and you wind up almost 100%

Dude you have to sue! Think of all the esp's you could buy!

rape em for all they got. its the greater israeli err.....um AMERICAN WAY!!

the bones aren't broken, but there are small partial fractures.

You were pretty close to the pay kok, I made about 200 a week but after getting fucked on taxs I only bag about $140

I'm calling a lawyer today. My work offered to pay the medicle bills, but I'm to poor to let that slide right now, I don't even have a pair of shoes since they cut my right one up, so i need some kind of compensation.

take 'em to the cleaners.

niccolai said:

that simple fact alone will really help you.

That sucks bad. I got my foot ran over by a fork lift while working in a tire factory. It broke 2 bones and I didn't have a case of the ground beef like you. I honestly think I'd rather have the broken bones!!! If the kid was not certified I say get some money out of them so you can get some new kicks, the car you have been saving for, and a new Engl ;)

who cares

dude you got hit by a forklift? those things are not that fast?

PROWORLD said:

no, they aren't that fast, but you don't really see where the tires are and you usually ssume the people driving them aren't dumb enough to run people over with them. When I looked up the kid was moving it away rom me, than I looked down at my order and he changed direction and hit my foot.

Joshtruction said:

If I get a settlement, You're the first person I'm going to call after I get some shoes and my jeep.

yah the dude driving didn't have a license? you'd win in court hands down. should definately pursue it

My dad talked to a lawyer.

Since the dude operating the forklift is an employee of our company, I don't have a court case for some reason (if it were our UPS or sales guy it would be a case)

but I am entitled to workmans comp, which is 60% of my paycheck untaxed (which would be about 120 which is close to my taxed paycheck)

and if they don't offer me workmans comp, I have a case and am entitled to anywhere between 10-200 grand depending on perminent damage (I'd be happy with a couple thousand)

either way, I hope I end up with shoes. this being poor shit is definately not for me.

that sucks indeed! you should sue, seriously! you had no workers comp?

niccolai said:

don't you love Mass?


Now someone buy his guitars for the last fucking time!!!!now you know he needs the money for something other than drugs....well....

get well soon

holy hell. get well soon dudeR

THIS THREAD IS USELESS WITHOUT PICS

blue said:

true blue!

how the fuck dont you have a case? the dude driving it isnt qualified officially to do so. that right there is more than reason enough for a case.

You're co. has a ups guy?

HEYYYYYYYYYYYYY, ill buy the painkillers, im pretty sure you live close too me, let me know...

I was going to take a picture, but there's so much dried blood that the wrap has crated a rather hard cast on my foot. it's caked with black blood. I'll try and get at least a little something.


Spalding: I don't know, the way he was explaining it was kindof oer my head, but I'll try consulting a different lawyer. If I get a settlement I'm going to hire Mark Richards to make a comic about my foot. It will be called nothingfoot and will be like idle hands except it will tentacle rape women.

Yes we have a UPS guy.

Keith, I don't like selling pills to people, If I end up needing money though, I'll be in touch.

ArrowHead nli said:



I already told you all this. Why does no one listen to me?

because my work isn't offering that.

yeah when you got hired you probably agreed (knowingly or not) to some kind of hold harmless agreement

oh and i just have to post this. it's in german but you dont need to pay attention to what theyre saying.


http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3993578102572669647

watch the whole thing

Josh_hates_you said:

This is true. Just threaten to call OSHA. They'll be throwing money at you.

i worked with a guy who impaled himself with some shrapnel from an explosion his own incompetence created,he got 4.5 million!
oh yeah almost forgot, he was also drunk at the time!
sue! sue! sue! sue!

my camera has pretty shit zooming capabilities. I tried sharpening the images in psp but it just aded of lot of salt/pepper noise.

well that makes my spaghetti so much tastier

I took two more with my camera phone and emailed them tomyself, they are slightly better.

peroxide bath:


ouch:

Let me be the first to say....OOOOF.

Seriously tho, its just a toe, dont be a pussy.

please let someone use that last one for anal bum cover

If anyband is interested in using the mushfoot, I would be happy to work out a deal with them (which would probably just include a free copy of the cd and my name in the booklet.. maybe some info linking me to the foot.)

powerkok said:

I don't really see how I'm being a pussy, I'm not taking pain meds or whining about it, I think I have a pretty humerous approach to it.

you can't really tell in the pictures (you can kindof see how swollen it is though), but all the soft tissue in the upper part of my foot is damaged as well, the toe it just the only part thayt got ripped from where the inside of the wheels meet. There's some nerve damage also, my foot will start like tremoring. it's very painful. I wont' be able to run or play drums again, so I think I'm being an 'okay' sport about it.


It could DEFINATELY be worse though.

you want a toe? I cna get you a toe by noon, with nail polish on it!

Dood, I was kidding. Cmon.
That looks nasty.

lol

please apply leeches and try again later.

the last picture kindof looks like a leech trying to break out of my foot.

dude, u suck

My address is 166 broad street. whitman ma.

If i suck, knock on my door in 3 weeks when I'm capable of walking.

that is terrible man.

pfff, I'll go knock on your door and tell you that you suck!!!

Not if you don't want to get smooched.

niccolai said:

Hell do it too, when meeting Nic at Marks Showplace, I dunno if was my hot bod, or the ambience of the titties a floppin, but he just shoved his tongue down my neck.
I just went for a handshake.
It was weird.

what i would do with 10 grand...

spend it fast?
Its pretty fucking easy to do, thats for sure.

In fact.....heh.
1 Sony 50 inch HDTV
1 Sony dvd handycam
1 xd-40 handgun
1 crazy ass gaming pc
1 vacation for 4 to Disneyworld for 7 days.
Done.

Ohh and somewhere in between, I got a 400 dollar Decimator noise reduction rack unit.

10 grand would get me a custom esp and maybe a can of ravioli with the change.

As much as I love guitars, I would never spend that much on one.
Unless I was rich as fuck.

contagion said:

i'd buy as much pudding as i could and try to fill my pool....i'd be pudding diving in no time

i would like to buy your pain pills... seriously

powerkok said:

This is would 10 grand would buy me off of your list...

1 crazy ass gaming pc
1 Sony 50 inch HDTV

I never ended up getting th perscription filled.

Those pictures are meaty.