Legal Question in Workers Comp in California

work injuriy regarding severe burns

This is somewhat lengthy but the info is important thank you for your patience. My husband a experienced welder sustained a severe 2nd and 3rd degree burn to literally half of his torso. from hip to armpit and bellybutton spine His skin was hanging off of him. It was just horrendous! He was never taken to the local hospital less than a mile away, instead the ''Saftey'' guy drove him to the ''Industrial'' health care clinic where he was taken in via the back door. From there he was given after much ''Begging'' some demerol for pain and sent driving home with silvideine cream and instructions to return the following day to have the ''Debreeding'' done This is where they scrub the burn and cut off burn skin. Then he was saturated in sividine cream and an ace bandage was applied then sent home. Then he learned that the company None of this was his fault.It was later learned that there were no ''oneway'' safty valves installed in the hoses causing the igniting of the oxegen hose resulting in his injury. They paid him personally his wages and for his med treatment at the clinic. There was no workers comp claim ever filed . Just what did they do wrong and what was my husband entitled too. He has healed quite well,physically

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