Have you slipped or tripped, fallen, and gotten hurt while doing your job? Were you at work when you fell and suffered an injury? A Pasadena workplace slip and fall lawyer can help you understand your rights and pursue the benefits you may be owed.
This kind of injury is far more common than most people think. Moreover, these accidents are often more dangerous than people realize. In fact, in a given year, falls account for approximately eleven percent of all job-related fatalities for men and five percent for women. Most years, they are the leading cause of lost workdays due to injury.
These are accidents where, in the course of doing their job, someone slips or trips and falls to the ground, hurting themselves. As you might imagine, these are all too common on construction sites, in warehouses, and other places where the work involves heavy loads, continuous movement, and so forth.
However, they’re also very common in offices, stores, and just about any other kind of workplace, too. It’s important to note that, in the state of California, if you’re injured in the course of doing your job, then you are eligible for workers’ compensation. That’s true even if your accident was “your fault.” As long as you were working, as long as you were doing your job, then you’re eligible for workers’ compensation for an injury.
What Causes Slip and Fall Accidents?
A Pasadena workplace slip and fall attorney knows that these accidents aren’t always caused by something on the floor. Indeed, so often, they’re caused by something much higher than that. For example stairs. Ill-maintained, weakened stairs can lead to so many slip and fall accidents, as can railings. If the railing is weak, shaking, or even non-existent, that can cause a slip and fall accident. Another key factor in so many slip and fall accidents: lighting. Perhaps you couldn’t see the stairs in front of you, as the lighting was dim and the stairs were unmarked. Maybe the lighting made it impossible to see that there were spills on the floor, cables all over, and so forth.
What Compensation You Could Be Eligible for After Slipping & Falling at Work
When we say “compensation,” we mean that in multiple forms. Much of it will come in terms of money. For example, we can fight to make sure that your workers’ compensation covers medical costs as a result of your accident. You didn’t ask to be hurt, so you shouldn’t have to pay for it. That includes medical costs in the future, as well. For so many, they have to deal with costs going well into the future.
Due to your injury, it’s entirely possible that you won’t be able to return to work for a while. Or, alternatively, you may not be able to return to work in the same capacity, doing the same duties. Should that be the case, our workplace slip and fall lawyers in Pasadena also work to make sure that you get your “lost wages,” too, the money that you would have made had you been able to continue working.
What to Do After an On the Job Slip and Fall Accident
The first thing to do when you’re injured in a slip and fall accident at work (or any accident) is to stop working. You might think “oh, I’m going to tough it out, I don’t have to stop” but don’t. Stop. Then, report it to your supervisor or employer. Let them know what happened. Should you have been doing your job on someone else’s property, be sure to report it to your employer as well as the property manager. The next step is to get medical attention. That’s true even if it doesn’t seem like you have a problem. So many of the worst slips and falls are the ones that a person thinks are fine until the true problems manifest themselves later. The earlier you get diagnosed by a medical professional, the better.
To the extent that you’re able to do so safely, take pictures as well. Environments change, especially after an accident. You want to be able to capture exactly what the environment was like when you slipped and fell (provided that you’re able to do so safely). Talking to potential witnesses in the area couldn’t hurt, either. Our Pasadena work slip and fall injury lawyers can use this information to establish your credibility by corroborating the facts around your accident or injury with eyewitness testimony.
Speak With an Attorney After Slipping and Falling at Work in Pasadena
Here at Oktanyan Law, APC, we’ve helped so many folks who were in the exact position that you are now to receive the maximum amount of compensation for their injuries.
To schedule a free consultation with a Pasadena workplace slip and fall lawyer to see how we can help, call us at (818) 798-3388.