Got hurt due to leaky package..

[UnconTROLLed]

Is there such a thing as a squeaky clean operation at UPS? You could literally stand anywhere in my building, turn around 360°, and find AT LEAST one OSHA violation. We failed two Keter audits just last year...

I work in what is said to be the worst hub in the U.S. concerning safety and injuries and it's not good. There are many times I see people on sort aisles trapped in feet in boxes and unable to move freely. There is also the possibility of falling packages that can strike you. I walk away and refuse to work unsafely, if there is no egress and escape path, since it's dangerous and unnecessary as well as illegal. A 60 pound package is falling from above and you cannot move to avoid it, is not a good position to be in.

 

[wide load]

Union? Union can’t do anything. Contact the state. The state can take away the company’s self insurance status.

Always been a norm here in 251 that we contact the free union lawyer for comp. judge always sides with the worker when UPS holds out. UPS tries to starve you back to work.

 

[1989]

I would CONSULT a lawyer first. A workers comp lawyer usually has a free consultation. I saw one a few years ago. Their fees seemed fairly steep. I wanna say 35% of your comp payments and 25% of a final settlement / any lifetime payments.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Always been a norm here in 251 that we contact the free union lawyer for comp. judge always sides with the worker when UPS holds out. UPS tries to starve you back to work.

Are you telling us that every single UPS related comp case in your local is contested and ends up in court?

 

[silenze]

Are you telling us that every single UPS related comp case in your local is contested and ends up in court?

They typically string it along and settle just before the required 2 year mark.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

They typically string it along and settle just before the required 2 year mark.

Seriously?

I can’t recall a single contested comp case in my center.

 

[1989]

Always been a norm here in 251 that we contact the free union lawyer for comp. judge always sides with the worker when UPS holds out. UPS tries to starve you back to work.

You tend to get what you pay for. Attorneys in the legal services pool don’t tend to be the very best attorneys.

 

[Frankie's Friend]

I would CONSULT a lawyer first. A workers comp lawyer usually has a free consultation. I saw one a few years ago. Their fees seemed fairly steep. I wanna say 35% of your comp payments and 25% of a final settlement / any lifetime payments.

Nah dude, they only get 33.3% of the final ("award") payment when you're done with treatment here. Maybe state laws are different but typically they only get a third of the final lump sum award.

 

[Frankie's Friend]

You tend to get what you pay for. Attorneys in the legal services pool don’t tend to be the very best attorneys.

We have a really great one. He cleans house.
They rarely end up in court by percentage.

 

[Frankie's Friend]

I work in what is said to be the worst hub in the U.S. concerning safety and injuries and it's not good. There are many times I see people on sort aisles trapped in feet in boxes and unable to move freely. There is also the possibility of falling packages that can strike you. I walk away and refuse to work unsafely, if there is no egress and escape path, since it's dangerous and unnecessary as well as illegal. A 60 pound package is falling from above and you cannot move to avoid it, is not a good position to be in.

Why hasn't someone written the letter to osha to get this fixed?
Write the letter, send pictures with it. Make sure you sign it and give your phone number for a return call.
It won't get fixed if it's a long standing problem until someone deals with the problem.

 

[Frankie's Friend]

Seriously?

I can’t recall a single contested comp case in my center.

All 85 people?

 

[1989]

Nah dude, they only get 33.3% of the final ("award") payment when you're done with treatment here. Maybe state laws are different but typically they only get a third of the final lump sum award.

ONLY?

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Nah dude, they only get 33.3% of the final ("award") payment when you're done with treatment here. Maybe state laws are different but typically they only get a third of the final lump sum award.

Comp does not always result in a disability rating and/or final lump sum award. The majority of comp cases are such that your medical bills are covered and you receive a weekly stipend based upon your state laws.

 

[UnconTROLLed]

Why hasn't someone written the letter to osha to get this fixed?
Write the letter, send pictures with it. Make sure you sign it and give your phone number for a return call.
It won't get fixed if it's a long standing problem until someone deals with the problem.

I was told by a union steward not to bypass the grievance procedure. Also, taking pictures will get you walked out.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

I was told by a union steward not to bypass the grievance procedure. Also, taking pictures will get you walked out.

You should definitely follow the chain of command unless it is an issue of safety.

 

[1989]

We have a really great one. He cleans house.
They rarely end up in court by percentage.

When you say “in court”. Are you talking about weather or not it is a comp claim? Or in court to determine the amount of a PPD?

 

[Frankie's Friend]

I was told by a union steward not to bypass the grievance procedure. Also, taking pictures will get you walked out.

Not since 08-30-16.
NLRB ruled that company policy null and void.

 

[Frankie's Friend]

You should definitely follow the chain of command unless it is an issue of safety.

Chain of command? Like you showed up to honor a strike line? You're a pompous liar.

 

[Frankie's Friend]

You should definitely follow the chain of command unless it is an issue of safety.

 

[Frankie's Friend]

Comp does not always result in a disability rating and/or final lump sum award. The majority of comp cases are such that your medical bills are covered and you receive a weekly stipend based upon your state laws.

Nope you're wrong again.
Every injury has a percentage pt rating. The lump sum payout award is factored off of that. TTKU