A slip and fall accident refers to when someone falls, trips, or slips and is injured due to a dangerous condition on someone else’s property. Slip and fall injuries occur for a variety of reasons and can be very painful. Some common causes of slip and fall injuries include poor lighting, uneven flooring, narrow staircases, and wet flooring. Slip and fall accidents also include those injured due to a fall caused by snow, ice, an uneven sidewalk, or hidden pothole.
Slip and fall accidents can occur almost anywhere, but there some locations where these accidents are much more common. Some of the most common locations include grocery or big box stores, public parks, private homes, sidewalks, and workplaces. The biggest issue in regards to slip and fall accidents is that of responsibility. Determining whether or not someone is legally responsible for a slip and fall injury is particularly tricky. Each slip and fall case is different and legal responsibility depends on if the property owner acted carefully to ensure that slipping or tripping would not be likely to occur. The property owner may also be held responsible if they created the unsafe condition, for example making floor extremely slippery after waxing. The other determining factor of legal responsibility is whether the person who fell and injured themselves was careless in not avoiding the hazardous condition that caused the fall. For example, a customer who trips over a large display in a grocery store aisle will typically not be compensated for their injury since the displays are clearly visible and very commonplace in stores.
The best way to prevent slip and fall accidents is to simply exercise caution when walking in areas that may have dangerous conditions.
Slip and Fall Accidents
Posted by Chell in Workplace Injuries
A slip and fall accident refers to when someone falls, trips, or slips and is injured due to a dangerous condition on someone else’s property. Slip and fall injuries occur for a variety of reasons and can be very painful. Some common causes of slip and fall injuries include poor lighting, uneven flooring, narrow staircases, and wet flooring. Slip and fall accidents also include those injured due to a fall caused by snow, ice, an uneven sidewalk, or hidden pothole.
Slip and fall accidents can occur almost anywhere, but there some locations where these accidents are much more common. Some of the most common locations include grocery or big box stores, public parks, private homes, sidewalks, and workplaces. The biggest issue in regards to slip and fall accidents is that of responsibility. Determining whether or not someone is legally responsible for a slip and fall injury is particularly tricky. Each slip and fall case is different and legal responsibility depends on if the property owner acted carefully to ensure that slipping or tripping would not be likely to occur. The property owner may also be held responsible if they created the unsafe condition, for example making floor extremely slippery after waxing. The other determining factor of legal responsibility is whether the person who fell and injured themselves was careless in not avoiding the hazardous condition that caused the fall. For example, a customer who trips over a large display in a grocery store aisle will typically not be compensated for their injury since the displays are clearly visible and very commonplace in stores.
The best way to prevent slip and fall accidents is to simply exercise caution when walking in areas that may have dangerous conditions.