Mecrina Edwards

#140 A\ B Ixora Cul-de-Sac

Ixora Avenue Southern Garden
Point Fortin,Trinidad
Monday 16th May 2022

To whom it may concern,

Re: Suing Amcoweld for damages, lack of cooperation and concern after being injured by
falling objects on the work site.
It has saddened me that I would have to reach to this position, however I believe it is
necessary to inform you of the incident that occurred in the beginning of May where I
suffered detrimental injuries from falling objects while at my job site, where little to no action
took place to ensure my safety by those in charge, as well as no compensation was provided
for me be it financially or otherwise.
On Sunday 1st of May at 3:15 pm, I was assigned to YARA Trinidad ltd.’s site under
the sub-contractor Amcoweld as a fire watch. Below the compressor deck, I was overseeing
the area that I was assigned to under Anthony Sylvan(supervisor) where welding and
grinding was taking place. Firstly, 20 feet above me, a grinding disk fell and an employee
came down and enquired its whereabouts, to which I replied and showed him where it fell.
Less than five minutes later, another item fell from upstairs, hitting my left shoulder and
thigh. It was discovered to be a socket that was 4 inches wide and six inches long.
Afterwards, someone else came downstairs to ask where the item fell and he was shown.
Then he proceeded to take the item and I told him not to as it hit me. I was ignored, even after
alerting that an apology would be nice but the man proceeded as normal. Shortly after a
spanner fell and it was less than an inch away from my shoulder, which scared me given what
had just happened.
I was then directed to Sita Hackshaw, the safety assigned to YARA under D
RAMPERSAD & Covan, where she was informed of the situation and came back to take
pictures of the fallen materials. However, the man who had just asked of its whereabouts took
it and left the site even after being informed that he could not do that. After speaking to two
safeties, we went to a nurse Naila who took care of the injuries as best as she could before
sending me to a doctor. I was granted 3 days sick leave before reporting back. Upon my
return the project manager Satnarine Chotalal sent me to the company's doctor to do an Xray
and be examined. I was then put on sick leave and told to came back on Tuesday 3rd may.
Later, the owner of Amcowell Ameer Mohammed called my co-worker Shawniece
Heerilal and told her to inform me that I was to report back to work on Monday, May 2nd to
avoid YARA getting downtime. So, I went back out to the site in the container, and three of
my co-workers changed the date of my leave from the 2nd to the 1st of May and I was removed
from the site by YARA, even after explaining to the security that President and Vice
president confirmed that I was to be there that day. The HR manager Sydney Mack was
informed and carried me to the company’s yard, then a co-worker took me back to the
company doctor Cibrian after I informed them that I wasn’t feeling well. However, the
secretary examined me instead to determine if I was fit to work. After complaining about the
lack of professionality was taken to two doctors. They both recorded that my neck and
shoulder was swollen, I felt like my teeth were about to fall out and I had a severe migraine.
The other doctor said that he knew the owner well and he would supply work for me
(ignoring my symptoms completely), before sending me on sick leave.
I waited till 8pm for confirmation of sick leave but was then told by the safety James
to still come to work even after seeing my condition. Shawniece witnessed my predicament
and took me to Point Fortin hospital where I spent the night. I went home at 6 am the next
day with a 3-day sick leave letter from the hospital which was submitted to YARA. On
Friday, I went to visit the YARA doctor at 6 am, but I didn’t see them until 11 am due to no
provision of transport and I was deemed unfit to work and told to remain on sick leave.
It is noteworthy that during this time, I was in contact with Sydney Mack and
Satnarine Chotalal, so they have been informed of all that has been described above.
Unfortunately, I haven't received a call back from either of them. No transportation was
provided for me, and I had to go back for my review on Sunday 8th may. The spot was still
swollen and I was in pain with many painkillers, I also had a broken cartilage and I was sent
to a bone specialist in San Fernando where I was diagnosed with left rotator cuff tendonitis.
After reporting to Satnarine of this situation, I was told to report to work on Monday.
I was saddened and disappointed to deal with this unfortunate situation with a lack of
cooperation, compensation or even concern from my employers and those specially named. I
had to cover every necessary cost when it came to medication, transportation and hospital
visits throughout this entire process. It’s a shame that I have to resort to these measures but I
hope that it will be dealt with fairly and in a timely manner. I appreciate your efforts in
advance and I ask that you take a look at the images and information attached below
concerning my medication and the cost that I covered myself. Thank you for acknowledging
my letter,

Sincerely,
Mecrina Edwards
1 (868) 686-3273
Trigen 1 Turnaround Yara 2022
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Amcoweld Engineering Service Ltd
Owner: Ameer Mohammed
Tel#620-3326
LP #401 Caribbean Drive
Point Lisas
Industrial Estate
Point Lisas
Office: 679-1273\679-2647\497-7713
Email: aesl@amcoweld.com