Bank cashier left 'crippled with pain' after being forced to carry bag of coins

[madfranks]

I don't even know what to say, I'm left speechless on this one...

Bank cashier left 'crippled with pain' after being forced to carry bag of coins (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2191405/Bank-cashier-left-crippled-pain-forced-carry-1-000-pound-coins-wins-18-500-compensation.html?ito=feeds-newsxml)

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A BANK cashier has won £18,500 from her former employers after injuring her back lifting heavy bags of coins.

Mary Deller said she was asked to carry two bags of cash - each containing 500 in £1 coins - without being given health and safety training at a branch of NatWest in Cheriton, Kent,

The 26-year-old said that as she lifted the bags - which weighed a total of just over 21lbs, or 1.5 stone - she felt a ‘click in her back’ and ‘intense pain’.

Miss Deller, of Folkestone, Kent, said she has been ‘crippled with pain’ since the incident in September 2010 but took painkillers and continued to work for a week before phoning in sick.

Her doctor sent her to a specialist spinal surgeon, who diagnosed two bulging discs - a painful condition caused by discs in the spine moving out of line.

She said she had been unable to work since the injury, and last week received a payout of £18,500 in an out of court settlement with the bank to cover her lost earnings.

Miss Deller, speaking today, said: 'Lots of customers had been in during their lunch break to bank bags of coins, which had started to mount up behind the till area.

'I bent down to pick up two lots of coin bags, which had 500 £1 coins in, to put on a nearby trolley.

'I felt a click in my lower back and then an intense pain. At the time I thought I’d just pulled a muscle and carried on as normal.

'I managed to carry on working for the next week, but my back was still painful and I was starting to rely on painkillers to get me through the day.'

'Eventually I couldn’t get out of bed because it hurt so much and my doctors signed me off work for eight weeks.'

Miss Deller said she was prescribed seven different kinds of tablets, including anti-depressants, pain killers and anti-inflammatories.

She said the medication left her feeling light-headed and depressed.

Doctors also found that Miss Deller's injury had aggravated a previously undiagnosed genetic degenerative spinal condition.

She went on: 'I just don’t feel like me anymore. I used to be really active and loved nights out dancing and exercising at the gym but now I’m hobbling around in constant pain.'

Miss Deller insisted she was never taught how to lift heavy items properly by NatWest.

She added: 'I wasn’t given any general hints and tips about how to lift things without hurting myself.”

Sophie Davies, a workplace accident specialist at Irwin Mitchell - which helped Miss Deller in her case to recover lost earnings and costs for specialist medical treatment - said it was crucial that employers provide health and safety training to staff.

She said: 'Unfortunately we see many cases like Mary’s where people have been injured because they haven’t received any proper health and safety training by their employer.'

A spokesman for NatWest refused to comment on the payout, stating: 'We do not comment on individual cases.'

[sirgonzo420]

I wonder if she has a permit for those crutches.

They've gotta be classified as weapons under UK law.

[undgrd]

I normally wouldn't say something like this, but she looks like a shady character. Look at her eyes and lip curling...it screams "I screwed the bank!" I'm not surprised by this outcome.

PS: I'm torn on how to feel. On one hand, the bank lost money...which is good. But they gave it to this leech...which is bad.

[Skirnir_]

The more money one takes from the coffers of the regime, the better a libertarian one is (Block). Since the banks and the regime are in practice the same entity, I approve of this behaviour.

[JDRock]

she's huge....gaawd it must have been alot of zink hahaaa

[mamboni]

I don't have a problem with the settlement. But I'm used to working in a risk-abatement mode at the hospital. Like it or not and common sense be damned, no employee is allowed to do anything until they are trained and their competency demonstrated. Yeah, it's that fricking regulated. But the alernative is to get bankrupted with lawsuits. The bank should have trained her for lifting heavy bags - this outcome was predictable.

BTW, I think she's kinda cute; but I'm partial to English girls: the soft pale skin and dark brown eyes just knock me out.

[Gaillo]

...BTW, I think she's kinda cute; but I'm partial to English girls: the soft pale skin and dark brown eyes just knock me out.

Agreed, Doc... I'd hit it. ;)

[Serpo]

bring back paper.............

[sirgonzo420]

Agreed, Doc... I'd hit it. ;)

Well, there's plenty of her to go around...

[Gaillo]

Well, there's plenty of her to go around...

Lemme guess... you're not afraid of heights, you're afraid of widths? ???

[sirgonzo420]

Lemme guess... you're not afraid of heights, you're afraid of widths? ???

hahaha I've never heard that before.

Maybe not fear, but solid apprehension.

;D

[Gaillo]

hahaha I've never heard that before.

Maybe not fear, but solid apprehension.

;D

Ah c'mon! Wide girls are great! Tons of fun... more cushion for the pushin'... lots of warmth in the winter... lots of shade in the summer... ;D

Plus, you can have a threesome with only the two of you there...


Yes. I'm a pig. ;)



P.S. Damn, man... you messed up my 420 thanks count! :(

[Old Herb Lady]

Doctors also found that Miss Deller's injury had aggravated a previously undiagnosed genetic degenerative spinal condition.



The 26-year-old said that as she lifted the bags - which weighed a total of just over 21lbs,

She went on: 'I just don’t feel like me anymore. I used to be really active and loved nights out dancing and exercising at the gym but now I’m hobbling around in constant pain.'

ANOTHER gym go-er for the day !!!! It's the kinda gyms that serves cookies & cake & ice cream apparently !

[madfranks]

The more money one takes from the coffers of the regime, the better a libertarian one is (Block). Since the banks and the regime are in practice the same entity, I approve of this behaviour.

Would that be Walter Block? It's not that I disagree with the statement, but can you cite the publication in which he explained this position?

[General of Darkness]

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[sirgonzo420]

Ah c'mon! Wide girls are great! Tons of fun... more cushion for the pushin'... lots of warmth in the winter... lots of shade in the summer... ;D

Plus, you can have a threesome with only the two of you there...


Yes. I'm a pig. ;)

:D

I honestly LOL'ed.

hahaha

[Twisted Titan]

I just recently pulled a back muscle by making awkward movement and it had me walking like a neanderthal for 4 days ..It was absolutely no fun

If you can managed to stick the bank with the Tab there is no love loss at all.

[Skirnir_]

Would that be Walter Block? It's not that I disagree with the statement, but can you cite the publication in which he explained this position?

Of course


9. To conclude. Enough of pure theory. Let us now get down to practical reality. It is entirely legal under the present laws of the land for you to apply for, and receive, wealth from the government of the sort you describe, so all of this talk of "theft" is beside the point from the pragmatic perspective. I urge you to apply for all of the grants you possibly can. Murray Rothbard said that a man’s contribution to society is proportional to the profits he earns. I say in similar vein, other things equal, the more money you take from the coffers of the state the better libertarian you are.

http://www.lewrockwell.com/block/block175.html

I'm going to be taking the banks and the Dept. of Education on a high 5-digit ride by the time it's all said and done. I got approved for another $1k limit card today.

[madfranks]

That is interesting. But what is the logic to this? I thought the non-agression principle was the hallmark of libertarian philosophy, how does taking money from the coffers of the state tie in?

[sirgonzo420]

That is interesting. But what is the logic to this? I thought the non-agression principle was the hallmark of libertarian philosophy, how does taking money from the coffers of the state tie in?

Maybe it is seen as a method of recouping loss (or, perhaps more aptly put, the (partial?) retrieval of stolen wages/property)?

The non-aggression principle is great, but if someone steals from you, you aren't being the aggressive one for getting your shit back.

Hell, there's this way to tie it back to the non-aggression principle too: the more funds you obtain from the State, in theory, the less funds they have to use to violate the non-aggression principle.

I myself do not receive aid from the State, but don't fault others who've had property stolen who wish to attempt to recover their property.

[Neuro]

She carried 21 pounds of coin, and supposedly injured her back, wtf I hope she is kidding to stick it to the bank, the problem is that these people tend to get the problems they pretend they have and nothing could get them out of it, it is the power of the mind. Truly don't hit that it will get you into a ton of trouble, no matter if the damage was true or fake.

[Glass]

I wouldn't worry about this lady's motives. I expect she will live in a world of intense and unending pain once the Doctor operates on her bulging discs and fuses them. A simple fix would be to see a Chiropractor. Low cost, no painkillers, permanent solution, no permanent disability. The alternative is seeing a Doc, getting the spine fused and living crippled and in agony for the remainder

unfortunately she has gone to a doctor and that won't turn out well for that kind of injury. As long as the compo is the last claim, it's all good. An old saying: "We get what we wish for"

[iOWNme]

I don't even know what to say, I'm left speechless on this one...


Im with you.

[Skirnir_]

That is interesting. But what is the logic to this? I thought the non-agression principle was the hallmark of libertarian philosophy, how does taking money from the coffers of the state tie in?

The third paragraph of the cited article explains Block's view.

My logic is thus: taking from the coffers of a gang of thieves, not only having stated intent to aggress, but with a track record of having aggressed, could be seen as a tactic to disarm and thus self-defence. Cicero said that infinite funds are the sinews of war.



I myself do not receive aid from the State, but don't fault others who've had property stolen who wish to attempt to recover their property.

Furthermore, it is they who befouled the country and made it necessary for me to emigrate. Let them pay me for my trouble.

[madfranks]

The third paragraph of the cited article explains Block's view.

My logic is thus: taking from the coffers of a gang of thieves, not only having stated intent to aggress, but with a track record of having aggressed, could be seen as a tactic to disarm and thus self-defence. Cicero said that infinite funds are the sinews of war.



Furthermore, it is they who befouled the country and made it necessary for me to emigrate. Let them pay me for my trouble.

I appreciate the reasoning. Personally I think the self-defense argument makes sense and is legitimate when facing an aggressor of this caliber. Personally I do not receive from the public dole as I believe I can further my own self interest (and my family's) via traditional "success" in the business world, even after taxes and other forms of government theft.

[vacuum]

She should recover like this guy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX9FSZJu448

[Uncle Salty]

If you get fat and don't exercise, it can be quite easy to mess up your back lifting shit.

[TheNocturnalEgyptian]

If you injure yourself lifting 21 pounds, it's generally your fault. You should be able to lift 21 pounds.


I don't want to get all "judgey" on this woman, but this is simply a wake-up call that she is not prepared to deal with the rigors of everyday life.

I don't think a day has gone by over the last decade where I have not lifting 21 pounds.

And yes, she needs bodywork to heal.

Yoga, Massage Therapy, Chiropracty.