Woman files personal injury lawsuit against employer over injury to eye
A Texas woman has filed a personal injury lawsuit over a workplace injury suffered in October of 2007.
The plaintiff, Zakiya Chandler, says she was about to begin her work day at Valero Refining-Texas when she walked directly into a mist which she believed to be steam. It was later revealed that the steam was actually a combination of harmful chemicals and gases.
According to Chandler’s Texas personal injury lawsuit, she immediately reported the injury to her supervisor. Her eye was flushed three times. After the pain did not subside, she was taken to Bayport Medical Center for treatment. There Chandler was diagnosed with a corneal abrasion.
Follow-up medical treatments showed that Chandler’s vision is continuing to deteriorate. She is also suffering from headaches and pain in her eyes, chest and back.
In her Texas personal injury lawsuit, Chandler is seeking damages for medical expenses, lost wages, loss of eyesight, impairment, mental anguish and pain and suffering.
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