My Daughter was Injured by Aerosol Spray Inside a Store...
by Denise
(Norcross, GA )
My daughter & I were nearing the exit at a major box store and a guy sprayed a substance in the air upon his entry. My daughter was about a foot from him, and received the brunt of it.
I was getting my store receipt ready for the person at the exit doors to look at, when I heard this screaming sound and my daughter was bent over, gasping for breath, rubbing her eyes, and coughing violently.
I asked her was she choking on something, but by then I was coughing and approximately 10 or so people in the same area began to cough, cover their faces with their shirts, or run from the area.
My daughter, who could not see at this time, was escorted to the bathroom by staff and urged to throw cold water on her face. She began to hack into the sink, trying at the same time to throw cold water into her eyes. Her eyes were red and burning, nose running, and she was coughing violently and nonstop.
Customers/staff were also coughing, and one employee got two fans to circulate the air, and sprayed Lysol in the air.
When she was able to leave the restroom area, my daughter filed an Incident Report, and identified the asst. mgr as the person who sprayed the substance. He did not deny it, and another employee kept asking him why he sprayed it into the air.
He gave us his card, and told us to expect a call tomorrow from the company's insurance company. I believe surveillance cameras at the exit door area will reveal the ordeal the way it happened, the extent of her pain and suffering because of his stupidity and negligence, and the public embarrassment of it all.
She later complained of headaches, itchiness, lingering taste in her throat - received steroid shot; was advised by her doctor to stay home for a week, and return to the doctor's office on Monday for a possible chest x- ray.
Should I get an attorney or wait to be contacted by the insurance company?
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