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[Flea]

Hahaha I truly hope a news site quotes you Joz. Gold.

[New display name]

I don't think she should get anything for future earnings, because there is no way that someone who couldn't check harnesses without injuring themselves would have gone anywhere in life. If it's a proven workplace injury, and assuming that Workcover paid for her operations, I think the most extra Dreamworld should have to do is clean a gutter for her to crawl up into, and they really only should do that for the good PR.

Let’s hope you never end up disabled.

[rappa]

Wow where did you get disabled from MINOR workplace issue. And funny that you snap at Joz. I think he has some good perspective on the situation, nice change from most keyboard warrior opinions.

[joz]

Look touch wood, I'm lucky with with my health. I also think that if you're injured at work, you should be looked after.

Having said that, I question the intelligence of someone who is able to injure themselves in such a way. Factory worker where you're going non-stop, that's where you're going to get an RSI, not someone who checks 7 things every 5mins. There's no reason to be pulling that hard, there's no reason it should be an RSI. Having done a similar job in the past, I think the claim is total BS.

[New display name]

Just maybe DW should not hire dumb people. The fact that the GB is reporting on this gives the whole thing no credibility.

[Reanimated35]

So $300,000.... Was she not able to work for 5-6 years or something because of a sore wrist?

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

the figure may include medical costs etc.

I've had an RSI wrist injury (Think they call it OOS now) covered by workcover. Between physiotherapy, medical specialists, MRI scans, as well as claim for time off work to attend tests and appointments, those bills rack up easily.

What some people don't know is doctors, hospitals, radiology and physiotherapists charge more for a workcover claim.... not because it's gouging a captive market (*cough) but because the work that goes into workcover claims on the paperwork side - writing reports, finding liability etc takes time... the 300,000 figure sounds a lot more like a 'total settlement' rather than just pure cash compensation.

If she's been out of work for the time it's taken for this to get this far, she'll probably lose a fair chunk of the 'cash' component in paying back Centrelink.

[XxMrYoshixX]

A ride attendant is sueing dreamworld for $290k for hurting her wrist while securing the harnesses on the tower of terror.

http://m.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/news/crime-court/former-ride-attendant-sues-dreamworld-for-290k-claiming-wrist-injury-occurred-securing-harnesses-on-tower-of-terror/story-fnje8bkv-1227288364449

This can be described in two words: Toughen up.

What a sook. You shouldn't be suing Dreamworld for that much for hurting your wrist. If she broke it, then that would be a tad genuine.

[Jakev8]

This can be described in two words: Toughen up.

That's it mate,hope she doesn't get pay out, It's people like this that are destroying the Australian workforce industry forcing more compeny's to shut up shop cause can't afford to pay these Ridiculous payouts and making it harder for people to open or run a Business, when there asking for payouts like this over somthing you would most likely do while lifting a heavy box at your own house. Edited April 2, 2015 by Jakev8

[bladex]

the buzzsaw really hurt me last time i rode it should i sue them?

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

This can be described in two words: Toughen up.

What a sook. You shouldn't be suing Dreamworld for that much for hurting your wrist. If she broke it, then that would be a tad genuine.

Actually a break would be worth far less as bones are easy to fix by immobilisation.

Soft tissue, tendon and muscle damage is far harder to repair, and much more painful.

[Jakev8]

the buzzsaw really hurt me last time i rode it should i sue them?

Lol I should sue movieworld too for all times Lethal Weapon

gave us a headache too back when we where kids lol?

[Theme Park Girl]

Hmmm. I've worked in hospitality for years, in jobs which have involved waitressing... such a position has involved caerying 3 plates at once, carrying heavy piles of used plates back to the kitchen, polishing cutlery, using a touchscreen register for hours on end. Needless to say my wrists are shot and I regularly deal with pain. I also have a chronic foot injury from being my feet for hours on end during long shifts.

Gee, should I be suing my employers as well for putting me in a position which has led to physical conditions and injury???

Pffft.... what a joke. If you can't handle the occupational hazards that come with a particular job, then look for something else :/

[Slick]

What irks me is the crazy "financial loss" figures lawyers put on cases like this - look, if she has an issue with her wrists caused by work, she should actually bring it up with her work as it's happening not after it's happened, her work should pay for her surgery or whatever she needs to have it corrected and if it's an invasive surgery which requires time off work, then for the company to compensate her for her lost time during that period. But hundreds of thousands of dollars? Come off it, mate. You signed up for that kind of work, no one forced you to push harnesses down all day every day.

[bladex]

What irks me is the crazy "financial loss" figures lawyers put on cases like this - look, if she has an issue with her wrists caused by work, she should actually bring it up with her work as it's happening not after it's happened, her work should pay for her surgery or whatever she needs to have it corrected and if it's an invasive surgery which requires time off work, then for the company to compensate her for her lost time during that period. But hundreds of thousands of dollars? Come off it, mate. You signed up for that kind of work, no one forced you to push harnesses down all day every day.

it's a good thing she wasn't working in the ice cream parlor having to scoop that ice cream into cones all day is a wrist killer!

Lol I should sue movieworld too for all times Lethal Weapon

gave us a headache too back when we where kids lol

man that ride can't go 2 or 3 times in a row on it unless you have your panadeine forte with you

Edited April 3, 2015 by bladex

[Jakev8]

man that ride can't go 2 or 3 times in a row on it unless you have your panadeine forte with you

yeh your not wronge mate??

[Monkeypie]

So i'm working at Woolworths scanning 30 items per minute average and standing for hours on end can I sue them also for wrist and ankle problems lol

[Brad2912]

Plenty have & do Monkey.

Hence why things like changing scanning sides regularly, standing on weight absorbant mats etc are in practice to minimise this.

[BigKev]

Some rough comments in this thread.

If she has been asked to perform a task at work that has injured her then she has every right to seek compensation.

Surely it couldn't be that hard to rotate workers on rides, water parks do it with lifeguards as a standard practice to maintain concentration levels.

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

That's one way to look at it Kev - i think some of the comments come from the fact that no other park employees seem to be having the same trouble...

[rappa]

I think it comes from the fact that ANYTHING you do for work is detrimental to you.

Standing all day

Sitting all day

Being in air conditioning

Being outside in the heat

Looking at a computer screen all day

Doing manual labour

Listening to loud music

Touching chemicals

Working in a bar making drinks

Working in the dark

Working in bright sunlight

Doing no exercise

Physically exerting yourself all day

At what point does it go from "part of the job" to "I can sue"

There's a whole lot of rights you have as a worker, but there's also very little success in the workplace to come from always exercising those rights rather than just 'getting on with it'.

*these views are mine personally and do not necessarily reflect those held by me when in a position of authority within a workplace

[Theme Park Girl]

100% agree with you, djRappa!!!

[Gazza]

While the most useless vending machine Dreamworld added would have to be the hot chip machine they once had located all of 50 metres from multiple food outlets, a mobile phone charging station sounds like a great way for them to get in on a decade-old concept that battery and charging technology will likely soon make obsolete.

But, Richard, chips from a vending machine though.

The charging station has been there for 12 months.

Bladex - it's basically a locker. You lock your phone in there and take the key with you. Got an iPhone 5? They don't last a day if you are taking photos/videos etc

Yeah but you can get a pocket battery pack for $30 or so....How do you guys think I did 15 hour days at Cedar Point taking photos?

[BigKev]

I think it comes from the fact that ANYTHING you do for work is detrimental to you.

That's the point though isn't it?

If these things are detrimental then the employer should take steps to minimise the risk.

If this lady was stationed at the TOT all shift, doing the same seat belt check over and over and ended up with a damaged wrist then I think she's been treated pretty badly.

Surely common sense would say you spend say 45mins at TOT then go to another ride that requires different actions, then again and again and again.....

Must admit I always thought that was what parks did as standard, operators always seem to move around during the day.

[rappa]

Id bet money that the same people saying they should rotate to different rides all day are the same ones saying how good Disney is to have every ride with unique costumes for the ops...

Edited April 6, 2015 by djrappa