I work for a skin care company in a shopping centre. I am in Australia but I expect laws would be the same. Where we stand at the till there is a bench too that sticks out I I hit my head really bad on it as we have to crouch down to lock the cupboard. It was pushed back a few inches after but the incident wasn't looked into. I hit my back on it on Sat & have badly bruised my back & have compressed a nerve. I have pain radiating down my leg, across my back & I have a migraine.
I filled in an accident report & have submitted it to my state manager. I have found it that she never submitted my first form & she has got in trouble with head office. I had to have a ct scan a few weeks after as I passed out at home. My Dr was worried that I might have had a seizure. Lucky nothing untoward was found but I am angry that I never received a signed copy of that form. I don't know whether to tell head office that I had to have a ct scan. My state manager has been really nasty to me and making me feel like I am in the wrong. She wants me to pay all my medical bills & claim it back. My Drs surgery said for me not to & want to deal with head office. She wants all correspondence sent to her. I'm just worried she's trying to cover her tracks. I've emailed head office & left a voicemail for someone to ring me.
I have put in a workers compensation claim. I have had physio & I'm in pain killers. I've felt worse after the physio today. He did trigger point massage & I hurt even more.
I am casual so don't get paid if I don't work. Their insurance will have to pay me as it's their fault I can't work.
I am going to ask for a work station health & safety assessment as clearly the work area is unsafe. They condensed the kiosk down as the shopping centre didn't want to renew our lease & it's not the size it should be. I just don't know where I stand with the situation. I shouldn't be having to pay out for medical bills. I've been signed off sick with review tomorrow. I am due to work on Sat. I don't think I will be for enough. I suffer with depression & I'm so stressed out & keep crying as I'm so worried about everything,