Dupuis2387
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? NY
I work in the Deli Dept of a rather large super-market chain in upstate NY. A couple of nights ago , one of my co-workers handed me a cup of water which tasted kind of funny. After taking a few sips, i realized something was wrong with the water. When I questioned said co-worker about the cup of water she handed me , she replied that it might have been contaminated with bleach. The night manager wrote up an accident report that same night , which now they refuse to provide me with a copy. The following day I went to the hospital because I kept having this burning sensation in my stomach and throat , they did a few tests and told me that i had some extensive irritation throughout my esophagus. The next day I visited the company's HMO who came up with the same results.
Now, the HMO said that they would file a police report about the incident but have heard nothing from them since my visit. However, after returning to work today , and seeing that said co-worker was scheduled along-side my shift, the manager informed that my hours would start getting cut back , so that when the store closes , I am not left alone with that person, who as far as i can tell suffered no repercussions for her "accident" actions.
I do not know what to do at this point, I personally have not involved the police , because I dunno if its the right thing to do. There has been some past friction between me and said co-worker , but I can't tell wether what happened was deliberate or an accident. Also, i neglected to mention this earlier, but when i asked her why the water tasted funny, she sniffed it , and then threw it out right away before anyone else has a chance to look at it, and I dunno if that was deliberate or not.
I just have no idea what to do, i mean i seem to be the one getting penalized for being the victim here, having my hours cut back, while she suffers no consequences for her actions.
I just dunno what to do here... should i file a police report, should i contact a lawyer, what?
thanks in advance for any replies.
-Dupuis2387
I work in the Deli Dept of a rather large super-market chain in upstate NY. A couple of nights ago , one of my co-workers handed me a cup of water which tasted kind of funny. After taking a few sips, i realized something was wrong with the water. When I questioned said co-worker about the cup of water she handed me , she replied that it might have been contaminated with bleach. The night manager wrote up an accident report that same night , which now they refuse to provide me with a copy. The following day I went to the hospital because I kept having this burning sensation in my stomach and throat , they did a few tests and told me that i had some extensive irritation throughout my esophagus. The next day I visited the company's HMO who came up with the same results.
Now, the HMO said that they would file a police report about the incident but have heard nothing from them since my visit. However, after returning to work today , and seeing that said co-worker was scheduled along-side my shift, the manager informed that my hours would start getting cut back , so that when the store closes , I am not left alone with that person, who as far as i can tell suffered no repercussions for her "accident" actions.
I do not know what to do at this point, I personally have not involved the police , because I dunno if its the right thing to do. There has been some past friction between me and said co-worker , but I can't tell wether what happened was deliberate or an accident. Also, i neglected to mention this earlier, but when i asked her why the water tasted funny, she sniffed it , and then threw it out right away before anyone else has a chance to look at it, and I dunno if that was deliberate or not.
I just have no idea what to do, i mean i seem to be the one getting penalized for being the victim here, having my hours cut back, while she suffers no consequences for her actions.
I just dunno what to do here... should i file a police report, should i contact a lawyer, what?
thanks in advance for any replies.
-Dupuis2387