Lawsuit actions against my work?
So i work at a Long john silvers as a cook and this morning i burned me hand severely i received second degree burns that cover all of my fingers on my left hand. I know im supposed to wear protective gloves however i neglected to do so, and my manager on duty was aware of this and failed to chastise me for not wearing them while on duty. I got the burns while draining the frying oil out of the vat for it to be dumped outside. To be more specific i was squeegeeing (however u spell that?) it of the vat when my hand slipped and slammed into the bottom of the still hot vat and hand some oil still in it and burned my hand. Now my manager would not let me leave me work KNOWING i had received this severe burn and i was forced to work all day with this intense pain on my hand. Im wondering if i should take some sort of legal actions against my work? And if i should what type or how should i go about doing so? Or would i even have some type of case against them for forcing me to work with major injuries to my hand?
I would really appreciate some advice about this please and thank you.
Not only did you cause the burns but you also did it while not following correct procedure ie wearing gloves, and now you want to sue them. idiot
Your manager should have insisted that you go seek medical attention if you needed it but, it is your fault that you were injured as you were responsible for wearing the protective clothing. So if you were severely injured, after your shift was over did you go receive the medical attention you claim you need? If so, give the bill to your manager.
If someone really “forced” you to work by holding a gun to your head, then you have a claim for false imprisonment and slavery. If you mean you were told that you would be fired if you left, and you chose to stay, that is quite different. For you injury, if you are in the u.s. workers comp covers any injury on the job. That is your only remedy against an employer, but you need not prove negligence or any wrongdoing.