Compensation claim

emmaa_uk · Post by **emmaa_uk** » 13 Oct 2016, 08:18

Hi

I am currently on sick leave due to muscle strain in my chest which at times has felt very painful, how can I prove its been brought on through pushing the trolley?
The doctors dont seem to know what going on.
Has anyone hurt themselves on delivery and got compensation?

Thanks

Newbie001 · Post by **Newbie001** » 13 Oct 2016, 15:34

Thankfully have not used a trolley very often. But the few times I have, I started to get shin splints and shoulder pain.
Proving it is directly due to the trolley may be difficult. The very nature of our job means we have increased risk of injuries. And RM will always blame us i.e. not pushing correctly, walking too fast, slow, wrong stride, dehydration, wrong shoes blah blah blah. Anything to blame the posties.
Would be interesting to know if anyone's received any sort of training on the correct use of trolley. Surely can't be simple as push fast as you can 'comfortably' go..... or can it!
Perhaps union or RM should start sending questionnaire to employees asking about injuries and health. Instead of the useless "have your say" which seems to have become a tool to calculate managers bonuses.

rubberbond · Post by **rubberbond** » 16 Oct 2016, 19:11

Newbie001 wrote:Thankfully have not used a trolley very often. But the few times I have, I started to get shin splints and shoulder pain.
Proving it is directly due to the trolley may be difficult. The very nature of our job means we have increased risk of injuries. And RM will always blame us i.e. not pushing correctly, walking too fast, slow, wrong stride, dehydration, wrong shoes blah blah blah. Anything to blame the posties.
Would be interesting to know if anyone's received any sort of training on the correct use of trolley. Surely can't be simple as push fast as you can 'comfortably' go..... or can it!
Perhaps union or RM should start sending questionnaire to employees asking about injuries and health. Instead of the useless "have your say" which seems to have become a tool to calculate managers bonuses.

I know of one office that stopped using HCT's, whether it was because of injuries sustained,such as shin splints, is probably highly likely. It can't be that difficult to prove. Did you have problems with shin splintsbefore using these trollies? No. Did you have them whilst using one of these trollies? Yes. Probably not that simple ,but seems likely to me.