I tripped over the gashose in Washington (shame it didn't happen in the Benny & Joon town lol) because I didn't want to go around my Dad's jeep to go inside the station. I lost my balance and tripped and landed on my arm and because of my arm, I couldn't return to work when I got back to Oregon. I had to go into ER when I got back to Portland because my arm was hurting so bad and I was there for two hours. I was given a slint and a note saying not to work with it for seven days till released and I had to go to a bone doctor and it turns out I indeed broke my arm, the joint so I was given another note not to work with it and lift with it so I brought it into work again and my boss said I was off for another two weeks. Because the injury didn't happen on the job, they can't provide me light work. In fact they can't have me work again till the doctor's note said I can use my arm again and return to regular work instead of light work.
I can sue the gas station if I wanted to but I am not that kind of person. If I did and won the case, then all the gas stations would have warning signs saying "Caution: Do not step over the gas hose. May result to injuries."
Remember a lady sueing McDonalds for spilling hot coffee on herself? She won and got $2,000,000 and now all places have signs saying the coffee is very hot. I have never noticed them but that's what I've been told.