By Enrique - 07/02/2010 01:19 - United States

Today, I work at McDonalds. I burned my hand while cleaning their grill and have a 2nd/3rd degree burn from my pinky to my wrist. When told about this, my manager told me that there was "nothing that they could do for me and to tough it out". However I was given a free McFlurry. FML
I agree, your life sucks 34 007
You deserved it 5 013

Same thing different taste

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PLEASE write down in detail what happened and everything he said to you . The sooner the better; the fresher it is in your mind, the more you will remember. Save all written materials, receipts for medical care and medication, including over-the-counter drugs. Take pictures of your injury, if you haven't already and make sure it is dated somehow. Take another picture every few days and date it. Write down all the effects of your injury, particularly things that you can't do because of it. If you do call HR, write down everything you told them and everything they told you. They may advise you to file a Worker's Compensation claim. It would be very good to talk to a lawyer before do this or sign any type of agreement with the company. Get better quickly and as soon as you are well, find a lawyer. If you're underage, have your parents seek out an attorney for you. You might very well qualify for your county's Legal Aid which will be free or absolutely no more than you can afford. But don't let this pass. It's not right, and it's my strong belief that you are entitled to damages. If that manager gets away with treating you like this, he will do it to more employees. This is what civil law is for, IMO. (I work in the legal field, BTW.)

greg1234567890_fml 2

right after i read the first sentence i knew it was FYL

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Press charges! McDonald's can be held liable.

the grills r set at wut...425??? it's pretty hard to get burnt by stroking the grill...u don't even need to touch it if u were trained properly...if u stuck ur hand in the fryer however...u definitely wouldn't b writing a fml...and wouldve gotten more than a nasty flurry...fake

sweetartlp 0

ummm that's illeagal. they should have sent you to the doctor. sue them

I am a manager of McDonald's... they can't tell you that there is nothing they can do... there is plenty they can do...Your manager that was on, obviously didnt want to do the paper work, or cover the rest of your shift... You need to go and see your restaurant manager and tell them what happened.

You don't have to sue buddy. You store / McCdonald's has a worker's compensation (WC) coverage / policy which will cover all work related injuries. WC is on a no fault basis in MI and most states, i.e. there has to be no fault from any party, the policy simply pays out if there is any injury / loss. Give any related medical bills to your manager and ask him file appropriate WC claim or you will call OSHA or McCdonald's corporate. You can however sue them for improper treatment & OSHA violations, and probably will get some money out of it.

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