California | Personal Injury
Legal Question
Work Injury
On May 15th I got trapped in the elevator at work and I suffer from claustrophobia, after ten minutes in there I was trying to pull the doors open. When I finally got out I was experiencing some chest discomfort. This was about 8:20 am I continued working until 11:00am when I told my supervisor I didn’t feel good and was going home. I went to the hospital emergency room and after 2 hours I was admitted. This past Friday the doctors performed an angiogram and implanted a stent. This was all reported as a Workers Comp injury. My question revolves around the fact the elevators in this building have been malfunctioning for the entire time my company has been a tenant in this building. I have been trapped in these elevators before but only for a couple of minutes each time. The property management company has had the elevator repair company out to service these elevators on average of twice a month for over 4 years. I step into this elevator and have a minor heart attack and all the adjuster tells me is the sooner I get back to work, the sooner I’ll start earning my normal income. They make it look like it’s my fault. Can I do anything here?
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