I work for a company that rents office space from a building. The building has no windows. Recently the power went out for about 10 minutes. There were no lights, pitch black. None of the emergency exit signs were on. I couldnt see my hand in front of my face. This building is a secured facility, it is not easy to get out of. As I was fumbling through the dark, I clipped a fire extinguisher and it twisted my back in a not nice day. I went to the chiropractor the next day, and my left shoulder + lower back were a little messed up, but nothing that cant be 100% fixed with a month of treatment. Total cost $4,000. I sent a copy of my bill to the building owner asking him to pay it. He refused and told me to file a workers comp claim against my employer which I do not want to do since I don't feel my employer was responsible. On top of that, he is putting pressure on my employer to keep me quiet, since if he doesn't renew our contract, everyone in the company loses their job.
Some history on the building: it was converted from a grocery store 5 years ago, and has never met fire codes since. I had no idea the building was this bad, and to be honest i am a bit nervous about going back to work since there are no windows, and no lights when the power goes out. All of the doors are computerized security doors, so if they don't open... everyone in the building dies. I have no idea what is up to code and what isn't.
How should I proceed?
My question involves an injury that occurred in the state of: FL

