04-03-2026, 05:54 AM
I've been working at a grocery store in Rhinebeck for almost eight years now, mostly on the registers scanning items for hours at a time, and my right wrist has gotten so bad that I drop things constantly and wake up with my fingers numb and tingling. My doctor thinks it's severe carpal tunnel and said I might need surgery, but when I mentioned it to my manager she just shrugged and said repetitive stress stuff is hard to prove because it's not like a fall or a single accident. I've been looking around online and I'm wondering if a repetitive stress injury attorney Rhinebeck NY would even take a case like this or if they only deal with sudden injuries like broken bones. Has anyone here actually gotten workers comp for something that built up over years instead of happening all at once? I'm worried the insurance company will just say it's from using my phone or gardening or something, even though I barely use my hands outside of work. Any advice on what kind of proof I would need would be amazing because I'm scared of paying for surgery out of pocket.