Would anyone else get upset in this situation?
Sorry this will be a bit long.
At work safety is their #1 priority. They take it very seriously. We have accidents and injuries all the time.
Today at work (warehouse) I was pushing my cart (carts are 300 lbs empty) in the main lane of travel when someone from one of the side aisles came out and nearly hit me. I had to pull back hard to keep my cart from hitting theirs. I ended up straining my hand and shoulder. The other person failed to use the mirror dome to see me in the main path and did not announce the aisle they were leaving before exiting. They also failed to hear me announce my presence I called out when i saw them coming out of the aisle into my path. They finally stopped before we collided and pulled their cart back in. I then continued past them without looking at them. I went to a few more locations before noticing I was hurting. I then went and reported my injuries and how it happened.
Its embarrassing getting hurt at work. They do a full investigation when it happens. Sometimes like this time they do an Incident Review. I'd never been to one until then. I had to go to a meeting room with a bunch of higher ups and Safety Leads. They ask a bunch of question about every detail possible. They were trying to also figure out who the person was who had almost hit me. They ask questions to see if I was in anyway at fault. They brainstorm solutions to preventing it from happening again. I felt bad I wasnt assertive enough to identify the other person when it happened. I was nervous about being in a meeting room with all the bosses, having an injury, and still shaky from almost having another cart hit mine.
Towards the end of the meeting they brought up my record of every injury I had ever caused to myself and every little unsafe thing someone had seen me do. I overreached for an item, I asked someone if I could move two carts at the same time (I was just asking cuz I didnt know if we were allowed to), i was sitting on a step ladder (I was new and everyone was doing it), and the list went on. I tried to hold it back but tears started running down my face. Then I got embarrassed about getting emotional in front of them and the tears came faster. They had to stop the meeting and started talking about other things outside of work to change the mood I guess. I was able to get some control and we said our thank yous and I quicly went back to work.
Did I overreact? I want to be a good worker, not a problem worker.
At work safety is their #1 priority. They take it very seriously. We have accidents and injuries all the time.
Today at work (warehouse) I was pushing my cart (carts are 300 lbs empty) in the main lane of travel when someone from one of the side aisles came out and nearly hit me. I had to pull back hard to keep my cart from hitting theirs. I ended up straining my hand and shoulder. The other person failed to use the mirror dome to see me in the main path and did not announce the aisle they were leaving before exiting. They also failed to hear me announce my presence I called out when i saw them coming out of the aisle into my path. They finally stopped before we collided and pulled their cart back in. I then continued past them without looking at them. I went to a few more locations before noticing I was hurting. I then went and reported my injuries and how it happened.
Its embarrassing getting hurt at work. They do a full investigation when it happens. Sometimes like this time they do an Incident Review. I'd never been to one until then. I had to go to a meeting room with a bunch of higher ups and Safety Leads. They ask a bunch of question about every detail possible. They were trying to also figure out who the person was who had almost hit me. They ask questions to see if I was in anyway at fault. They brainstorm solutions to preventing it from happening again. I felt bad I wasnt assertive enough to identify the other person when it happened. I was nervous about being in a meeting room with all the bosses, having an injury, and still shaky from almost having another cart hit mine.
Towards the end of the meeting they brought up my record of every injury I had ever caused to myself and every little unsafe thing someone had seen me do. I overreached for an item, I asked someone if I could move two carts at the same time (I was just asking cuz I didnt know if we were allowed to), i was sitting on a step ladder (I was new and everyone was doing it), and the list went on. I tried to hold it back but tears started running down my face. Then I got embarrassed about getting emotional in front of them and the tears came faster. They had to stop the meeting and started talking about other things outside of work to change the mood I guess. I was able to get some control and we said our thank yous and I quicly went back to work.
Did I overreact? I want to be a good worker, not a problem worker.
