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Started by ratgunner, September 28, 2006, 05:45:00 PM

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ratgunner

20yrs. working for the same company and today just 2 days to bow season and I get hurt.I halve to use my vacation and spend my money to go to my doctor.They wouldnt send me to thiers???So I find I have a hernia.And the company is trying to get out of paying.Did I mention only 2 days till bow season?  :banghead:
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JEFF B

wow man that sucks. i have a few problems but i will keep going as long as i can.that  op willput you out of action for a while. good luck with it mate. and  god bless  :thumbsup:    :campfire:   jeff
'' sometimes i wake up Grumpy;
other times i let her sleep"

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indianalongbowshooter

Dont know about your state but in most states if you get hurt on the job, workmans comp. has to pay for it, your company doesnt have a choice, tell them youll just talk to your lawyer. My company did the same thing and I told them I was talking to a lawyer and they called me and told me they would take care of it.
dean/indianalongbowshooter

String Tracker

ouch.... workers comp sucks.... dont get paid for first 3 week.  then its like you know what to get money after that.


Im just lucky i havent been majorly hurt on job

venisonburger

It's probably the same situation I had, I know that I got the hernia at work, but it didn't start to bother me until that weekend, I would have lost if I would have tryed to claim it happened at work. I ended up using my vacation and paying for the whole thing less what insurance covered, because I couldn't be dishonest and lie and wait until monday and stage the occurrance. On the friday before I was lifting bundles of conduit and I know thats what did it. The only difference was it wasn't 2 days til season, My prayers go out for you ratgunner. 20 years or 1 year with a company, these days they'll screw you to death.
I'm not a woodworker, I don't know why God chose me to make bows.

ratgunner

Thanks guys.Me and the yuppy of a manager had a shouting match at the end of the day.And I did tell him he will talk to my lawyer.Now he wants me to see the company doctor.They first told me it was my choice,now they want a second opnion.I'm sure he will say I can work.Man I am really upset over all this.Also they will probly be looking to fire me first chance they get.
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George Tsoukalas

ratguner, I pray all will work out for  you. jawge

Stone Knife

Keep everything documented who you talk to what was said, dates every thing. If there doctor tells you to work and something goes sour i would think they would be at fault. Don't argue keep your nose clean bide your time. Don't give them that excuse to fire you. Good luck i hope it works out for you so you can still hunt.
Proverbs 12:27
The lazy do not roast any game,
but the diligent feed on the riches of the hunt.


John 14:6

TexMex

Prayers sent for everything to work out for you.

God Bless

Doc Nock

Wow...big challenges mixed in there along with the medical issues.  Good advice above..Keep calm, Keep documentation.  Stay focused.  Sounds like the season is toasted with this injury anyway so now focus on the realities of getting well and keeping employed.

Prayers for peace, understanding, patience and a positive resolution to not only the health issues but to maintain your work situation.
The words "Child" and "terminal illness" should never share the same sentence! Those who care-do, others question!

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twotimer

brother,if it was me i would go ahead and talk to one of those law firms that take,ss,workers compt,ect.let them advise,they don't charge for consultation,and can put you on the right path,a person who repersents himself against a corporation,has a fool for a client,LOL.thoughts and prayers with you brother,been there also.
'TGMM FAMILY of THE BOW"at 211 degrees water is hot.at 212 it boils and cause's steam,which can run a locomotive.is it worth that one extra ounce of effort to finish first,the difference between good and great?

vermonster13

We're pulling for you Tim.
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ratgunner

Thanks all.Lots of good advice and it is " Priceless."
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ratgunner

BTW I was mostly venting when I posted[wasnt looking for pitty I know there are people with much worse troubles]but I am really happy to hear so many good wishes from you all.And I can still chase trout,BIG trout this time of year. At least till I go under the knife  :help:  .Thanks again.
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DMaster

Father God, we thank you that you are not a respecter of persons, nor of problems, and that you vanquish them all equally.  Brother ratgunner is going through a storm and we pray for him not to stop. He will come through better then he started. We thank you for this. We thank you for his healing and his financial stablity. We thank you for the brightness of the hope that lives within him and that it be shared as will the love he has to all about him as he faces these challenges in the power of faith, thus glorifying you. For in all our challenges the outcome is ultimately victory, thus we thank you and praise you, amen.  

In His Love and Service,
peace
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Tom Leemans

I once severed a tendon in my right hand at the beginning of November of all months! It all healed up o.k. I just missed a bow season is all.
Got wood? - Tom

ratgunner

Yep that happened to me about 5yrs ago except mine was a ligament in my index finger.Maybe I'm a clutz.LOL.Anyway I didnt have the surgery yet, but soon then I'll be out for rest of the season.A coworker/friend said if I hit a deer to call him and he will drag it.So I took the longbow for a walk today sat on the ground[cant use my climber]and watched tree rats ,heard turkeys and crows but no deer.I had a great time.
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ratgunner

Went out again today and put out some doe pee.After a couple hours in my makeshift blind I looked up from my book and there comes a buck.After watching the small buck make a scrape and start feeding again I tried to see if he was legal size[need 3 points per side here]I just couldnt see any brow tines,even as he got to within 25 yds.But he kept coming closer.THEN the last thing I expected to happen did,out of seemingly nowhere crashing through the nearby trail comes an ATV.The buck watches till they pass then takes off.Just before I left I shot a judo at a leaf where the buck stood and I hit just 2 inches high.I gave thanks to Jesus and God.To me it was a good hunt.
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wango

Hope you make it through alright . Hang in there .
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ratgunner

OK tomorrow is the big day.Monday Oct.16-06.Hope to talk to you guys soon.I'm not sceeeered.
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