Wholesale worker discusses struggles with a workplace injury

Trabajadora mayorista discute luchas con una lesión en el lugar de trabajo

A wholesale worker discusses issues she faced when she had an accident at work and broke her arm.

Ana Chacon

2020-12-29

Quisi Rodriguez-Oregel

Socorro Solavandia

Wholesale Worker

Southeast

Yo, Socorro Solavandia trabajo en “Russ Davis Wholesale”, tenía 3 semanas trabajando y me caí en el trabajo y me quebré mi mano derecha. Fui a emergencias y batallé mucho para que la aseguranza del trabajo me bagaran mis biles del hospital después de 3 semanas. También batallé 1 mes y medio para que me pagaran mi incapacidad pero ya me están pagando 65% de mi sueldo ya tengo 3 meses sin poder trabajar. Sólo tenía 3 semanas trabajando cuando me accidenté, no sé si por eso batallé tanto.

I, Socorro Solavandia, work in “Russ Davis Wholesale”, I had been working for 3 weeks when I fell at work, and I broke my right hand. I went to the emergency room and struggled a lot to get work insurance to collect my bills from the hospital after 3 weeks. I also struggled for a month and a half to get paid for my disability but they are already paying me 65% of my salary and I have been unable to work for 3 months. I had only been working for 3 weeks when I had the accident, I don't know if that's why I struggled so much.