Gas Station Attendant Slip And Fall Attorney

Gas station attendants are responsible for many cleaning and maintenance tasks around the interior and exterior of a gas station. In their daily routine, they could be required to mop the floors inside a convenience store, sweep and clean the parking lot or area around the gas pumps, or wash the windows of the store. These tasks sound simple and easy to complete without worrying about sustaining an injury. However, all it takes is just a fraction of a second for something to spill and create a slip and fall hazard. Some of the most common reasons for gas station attendant slip and fall injuries include:

• Water flooding the floor in the restrooms
• Water, ice, or other drinks spilled on the floor at the self-serve drink station
• Water bottles, soda bottles, or other beverages that are dropped on the floor and leak
• Water tracked into the store from the parking lot
• Saturated floor mats that allow water to ooze onto the floor
• Gas that is spilled on the ground near the gas pumps
• Oil and other automotive fluids that leak onto the ground at the gas pumps or in the parking lot
• Food or other merchandise that is dropped to the floor and not picked up
• Trash or litter that falls from an overly full trash can
• Wet leaves and other debris in the parking lot or near the gas pumps

If you suffered a slip and fall injury while working as a gas station attendant and cannot open a workers comp claim, please reach out to the experts at DTLA Law Group to get the help you need to receive the benefits owed to you.

All employees in the state can rely on the services provided by worker’s comp when they suffer a workplace injury. Employers in California are legally required to participate in this program and cover the entire cost to cover all employees. The insurance can be used any time a worker sustains an injury while on the job. In addition, the employer is never permitted to prevent an injured worker from contacting the program or opening a worker’s compensation claim for an injury that happened on the clock. If your boss or gas station manager is trying to stop you from opening a claim or is threatening to fire or demote you for opening a claim with the program, please get in touch with DTLA Law Group immediately to help you get the benefits you deserve.

All workers who are covered by worker’s comp are eligible for injury benefits that include:

• Up to $1M in medical care coverage that includes hospital and doctor’s bills, the cost of essential medical devices, prescription medication, therapy, rehabilitation, surgical procedures, and more
• Workers who are unable to return to work until they have fully recovered from their workplace injuries can receive up to 66% of their regular weekly income from the program to help cover the cost of their daily living expenses
• In cases with severe harm and long-term limitations or disability due to workplace injuries, the program offers temporary and long-term disability payments
• Workers who suffer injuries that will prevent them from ever returning to work as a gas station attendant can seek free vocational training from the program to prepare them to seek a new career after they are healed from their injuries

It is also crucial to understand that many medical care providers will work directly with the workers comp program. This eliminates the need for you to make payments for your care or to submit claims and bills to the program. In addition, this direct payment policy can benefit workplace injury victims who face considerable medical expenses and are worried that the medical debt could create issues with their credit history or credit score in the future. Please reach out to DTLA Law Group to learn more about the helpful benefits and how to use them.

When you think about suffering a slip and fall incident, the harm you picture is typically minor. Most people would assume a minor cut or bruise would be the worst harm they sustain. However, the location of the slip and fall incident and the surroundings can result in some very severe injuries that include:

• Broken or shattered bones
• Back, neck, and spinal cord injuries
• Puncture wounds or severe lacerations that involve damage to internal organs or internal bleeding
• Soft tissue injuries, including permanent nerve damage
• Damage to the connective tissue of joints or complete joint dislocations
• Burns
• Electrical shocks
• Injuries to the eyes, ears, nose, mouth, or delicate skin on the face
• Head injuries that range from a severe concussion or skull fracture to a brain hemorrhage or traumatic brain injury

If you suffer a slip and fall while working as a gas station attendant, please seek a complete medical evaluation to ensure your injuries are quickly and appropriately diagnosed and treated. It is very possible that you suffer shock due to the sudden slip and fall and might not understand the severity of your injuries, especially if you fell on solid or hazardous objects like a parking block or merchandise racking.

While it is rare in slip and fall cases, there are instances of cumulative trauma that can complicate your injuries sustained while working as a gas station attendant. If you have been making repetitive motions such as operating the cash register, mopping floors, or loading heavy merchandise on shelves, you could slowly injure your body. These issues might first appear as only feeling still or experiencing a loss of mobility. It is vital workers know that they have one year from the date of the first day of work missed due to the cumulative trauma to open a worker’s comp case to secure benefits to cover their medical expenses.

In many cases, the injured employee’s employer will contact workers’ compensation to open the claim on behalf of their worker once they are notified of the injury. This is the typical process to begin a claim. However, if your employer fails to inform the program or tries to prevent you from using these benefits, please reach out to DTLA Law Group immediately to get the help you need to open your claim before the 30-day deadline. If you wait longer than 30 days after the date of the injury incident to contact worker’s comp and open your claim, it will be denied, and you will receive no benefits. It is also helpful to know that you are permitted to open a worker’s compensation claim after leaving the job where you were hurt, as long as the claim is opened within the 30-day time limit.

When you work with the dedicated team at DTLA Law Group, you never need to worry about upfront legal fees and expenses to get the help you need. Our entire firm is eager to help all workplace injury victims get the care and benefits they deserve from the program created to provide peace of mind and help those who work hard to make our state and country the best it can be. We only get paid after you get compensation that includes funds to cover your legal costs, and if we fail to win your claim, you owe DTLA Law Group nothing.

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