Rakestraw vs. Hershey

               Also named.

       Lee Timmons.   

       Bill Maloy.

        And Karen Powell

Lee Timmons was the manager who chose to deny the safety rubber mats — despite the company’s own training and safety videos stating they were required. He took my injury report and chose not to file it. He also reclassified my injury as neuropathy instead of reporting it properly, despite my documented disability. These actions — as I allege in my federal complaint — contributed directly to my injury and directly to the worsening of the injury.

These were deliberate choices

Bill Maloy

I had asked for the forklift job in hopes of alleviating the pain in my foot.

Bill got me reassigned.

But instead of a sit-down forklift — which would have taken pressure off my foot —

I was put on a stand-up forklift.

The type of machine that forces you to stand, keeps constant weight on your foot, and pumps pressure directly into the injury every minute you operate it.

In my opinion, that decision took an already damaged foot and accelerated its breakdown.

These were deliberate choice

Karen Powell

Karen Powell was the HR representative responsible for protecting both the company and the employees. When I brought the situation to her attention — the denied safety mats, the ignored injury report, and the reclassification of my injury — she did not correct it. She did not intervene. She did not ensure the proper process was followed.

Instead, she allowed the situation to continue.

Her inaction — as I allege in my federal complaint — allowed the injury to worsen and allowed the unsafe conditions to continue, despite my documented disability and repeated attempts to get help.

This too was a deliberat choice .

And this too was a deliberate choice.