Paranoid coworker

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I work in a place where we have to use various chemicals and sometimes actual barrels of industrial strength acid.

I have a coworker who is a 63 year old man and he strongly believes that I use too much chemicals and/or purposely spray him with them.

No matter how careful I am he still makes problems with me about this. He has also on multiple occasions accused me of this when I wasn't even using any chemicals. This is how I know for sure that it is him and not me. He has some kind of issue. He's even reported me to HR multiple times and I've had to go meet with them to talk about it.

Due to us entering the slow season, it is now just him and I in our crew. They are also planning keep it that way through the winter. I do not want to work with this guy anymore.

I don't have another job lined up and my vehicle is currently not driving so that I can complete some transmission work on it. I can carpool to this job which is why I have it.

I have money put back and could support myself for a while until the car is driving again, if I were to quit right now; It would be no issue. Should I do this though?

I'm trying to decide if I should quit and fix the vehicle while unemployed, or just demand they move me to another position away from this guy. That way I could continue an income until I'm ready to leave under better circumstances. People always say not to quit unless you have another job lined up, but I can't stand this guy anymore and I can't line up another job until the car is fixed.

Sorry if this is pointless post but I'm just curious to hear outside input.