Should an Accident or incident not be recorded in an Accident Book?

torrevieja

I had an incident today i was coming out of a Garage which has a Sliding door i came from the right of the Sliding door at an acute angle

But as i went to exit the Door the Door had not opened completely and i lterally walked ito it with my face and my Nose taking the brunt,

At the time it was quite a Shock but no one came near me and then i asked for the manager who eventually came out , she said she would look at ctv and after a while came out and brought me in the back and kept saying the door was opening you didnt wait ,

i pressed her for an accident book or form to be filled in but she didnt want to know kept saying go to Garda go to Garda, i did say to her that the Door sensor obviously was not picking the person at that angle in time
i also pointed out to her that her time on the monitor was wrong

there was not even are you alright do you want a cup of tea
Just wondering what if any rights i have here ?

thanks in advance :

dobman88

Did the door fail to open or did you not wait for it to open?

If it was a fault with the door, pursue it.

If you didn't wait, be more patient and pay attention next time.

The sensor on sliding doors don't always pick people up coming at them from side on.

Kristopherus

Keep your eyes open in future. Why does it have to be compo that comes into play first thing?:(

torrevieja

It opened slowly

i never mentioned compo i only said was there not supposed to be an accident book

mickdw

torrevieja wrote: »

I had an incident today i was coming out of a Garage which has a Sliding door i came from the right of the Sliding door at an acute angle

But as i went to exit the Door the Door had not opened completely and i lterally walked ito it with my face and my Nose taking the brunt,

At the time it was quite a Shock but no one came near me and then i asked for the manager who eventually came out , she said she would look at ctv and after a while came out and brought me in the back and kept saying the door was opening you didnt wait ,

i pressed her for an accident book or form to be filled in but she didnt want to know kept saying go to Garda go to Garda, i did say to her that the Door sensor obviously was not picking the person at that angle in time
i also pointed out to her that her time on the monitor was wrong

there was not even are you alright do you want a cup of tea
Just wondering what if any rights i have here ?

thanks in advance :

Compo culture much?

You should be embarrassed that you failed to negotiate the automatic door instead of looking for compo.
I'm sure I could walk into 10 automatic doors each day if I didn't use abit of common sense and allow them to open before trying to walk through.

dubscottie

If something like that happened in my workplace it must be recorded and the persons details taken etc.

ABC.. Always be covered..

It protects us from false claims months down the line (not saying OP is looking to claim)

torrevieja

dubscottie wrote: »

If something like that happened in my workplace it must be recorded and the persons details taken etc.

ABC.. Always be covered..

It protects us from false claims months down the line (not saying OP is looking to claim)

That's all i wanted to know and that should have been offered ..

Not everybody here is Looking For Compo,

AngryHippie

you walked into a door.

You are the hazard in this instance.

anything hurt (except for pride) ?

It would be at worst a non-recordable incident even in the most OHS conscious environment, and you would be 100% at fault.

The only way they can make it safer is to perma-ban you from the premises.

watch where your going.

are you alright do you want a cup of tea

cup of tea????....... ffs gtfo dcb

torrevieja

AngryHippie wrote: »

you walked into a door.

anything hurt (except for pride) ?

It would be at worst a non-recordable incident even in the most OHS conscious environment, and you would be 100% at fault.

watch where your going.


cup of tea????....... ffs gtfo dcb

You are a an Angry Hippie

AngryHippie

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what gave it away?:rolleyes:

torrevieja wrote: »

You are a an Angry Hippie

Kristopherus

"Just wondering what if any rights i have here"

Could you explain what you inferred by asking that question, please?

torrevieja

AngryHippie wrote: »

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what gave it away?:rolleyes:

Smell i guess...

AngryHippie

arthur daly

Seen as it was on cctv we could be watching it on YouTube laughing soon

Yawns

OP from the way you described it all, you can't blame people for thinking that you're out for compo.

Should it be written in an accident / incident book? Perhaps it should. In my workplace it would have been but only to cover our own arses. Rest assured tho, that cctv clip has been saved and been watched several times already. It's gonna be one of those moments you'll look back at later on and laugh yourself.

PS even tho it would have been noted in an incident book in my workplace, if you thought you could even get a cup of tea out of it you'd be laughed out the door.

hullaballoo

Moderator:

Nothing about this thread is acceptable apart from:

Q: Should it be recorded in an incident book?
A: Probably.

It is not acceptable to accuse someone of looking for compensation from nothing when there is nothing to suggest that's the case. Please all of you read the charter, specifically regarding the forum standards for civility.