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SES12
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i started a job 2 weeks ago and was working last sunday night, i work at safeway grocerie store as a checker. I was loading sodas under a customers cart and her child pushed the cart fast throwing me off balance and snapped my ankle. Since i only had 10 minutes of work left and my feet were hurting,i did not go looking for anyone to tell about the injury i figured i'd be fine in the morning. When i got home and too my shoe off my ankle swelled unreal. I put ice on it and figured i'd be fine. The next morning I found i couldn't walk on it and called my boss right away, and gave her all the detials. She asked if I just wanted to take the day off and see how it was, and I said yes. The next day it was worse and I asked to see a doctor....she said " oh you mean this is workmans compensation" i said yes. So she called the nurse and I was sent to the company doctor. The doctor said that she thought my ankle was fractured on one side and torn ligiments on the other side, and i was sent for X-rays.
They tried to X-ray my leg????????
I told them it was nothing wrong with my leg it was my ankle and showed them where. They X-rayed everywhere BUT where I said it hurt.
It has now been 2 weeks.....I've been to the doctors 2X's and the correct X-rays have not been taken yet. The doctor said I should not be working but they are forced by safeway to return all employees to work, I'm now in a wheelchair and nothings been done except pain killers and an ace bandage. My ankle is huge, and 2 times as painful as it was to begin with. Do I have the right to see my own doctor? And should I get a lawyer?
They tried to X-ray my leg????????
I told them it was nothing wrong with my leg it was my ankle and showed them where. They X-rayed everywhere BUT where I said it hurt.
It has now been 2 weeks.....I've been to the doctors 2X's and the correct X-rays have not been taken yet. The doctor said I should not be working but they are forced by safeway to return all employees to work, I'm now in a wheelchair and nothings been done except pain killers and an ace bandage. My ankle is huge, and 2 times as painful as it was to begin with. Do I have the right to see my own doctor? And should I get a lawyer?