I have a name for my pain...

[gridlore]

Boss called again. They wanted me to go see the occupational health folks and have my back looked at. So I did.

Long story short, strained lumbar with a minor muscle tear. I've been given prescription-strength Tylenol, medicated cream, and a brand-new lumbar support belt.

Tomorrow morning, I'll start driving the truck without gates.

In case some of you are confused, here's a truck similar to mine. Those metal railings along the sides are called "gates" and have to be lifted straight up to get them out. The deck of the truck I'm driving is about chest-high, so I was having to lift a rather heavy and awkward metal object over my head many times a shift. Now I'll be strapping down the loads like this.

Of course, if I ever get loaded that heavily, I'm asking for a raise.

I'm going to medicate, noodle around for a bit, them probably go back to bed. I didn't get any sleep last night, y'know.

Comments

[eleri.livejournal.com]

Yeh, that. Not only did they call you and ask you to not quit, they cared about *why* you were quitting enough to get you checked out. Wokmans comp claim or not, that's still a nice effort on their part.

[cmdr-zoom.livejournal.com]

Word.

Hope it works out for you.