Slip and Fall

A slip and a fall, or a trip and a fall, can result in serious injury or death. These injuries include brain damage, spinal cord injuries, broken and fractured bones and concussions. Slips and falls can happen anywhere. They account for more than one million injuries each year. Here are some tips on how to stay safe:

Wear shoes with good traction.
Remember to use handrails.
Avoid wet or slippery surfaces.
Notice areas where the carpet or flooring is raised or cracked, and use caution.
Use caution on ice and snow.

“Slips and falls” are characterized by a loss of balance due to a slippery area. “Trips and falls” are characterized by tripping over an object, “stump and falls” are characterized by a person encountering raised flooring or other impediment in the walkway, and “step and falls are characterized by unexpected holes or failures in the flooring or walkway.

If you are injured in any of these types of falls, and you feel that someone else caused the fall or created the situation that caused the fall, contact a personal injury attorney immediately. Your medical expenses may not be your responsibility.

You can determine someone else was at fault by proving the following:

Someone else was responsible for the slippery surface conditions.
That “someone else” did nothing about the conditions.
The person didn’t remove, replace, repair or otherwise resolve the condition, whether it was a slippery surface, raised edge, cracked floor, etc.

Questions to ask yourself to determine if you can file a personal injury claim include:

Was the condition that made you slip or trip noticeable? For how long?
Was there a legitimate reason for this condition to exist?
Does the property owner have a regular maintenance schedule to help prevent these conditions?
Was there a better place to store the object that made you fall? Was there a better way to resolve the slippery conditions?
Was there a sign notifying you of the potential hazard?
Did you have a legitimate reason for being in the area of the hazardous condition?

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Slip and Fall A slip and a fall, or a trip and a fall, can result in serious injury or death. These injuries include brain damage, spinal cord injuries, broken and fractured bones and concussions. Slips and falls can happen anywhere. They account for more than one million injuries each year. Here are some tips on how to stay safe: Wear shoes with good traction. Remember to use handrails. Avoid wet or slippery surfaces. Notice areas where the carpet or flooring is raised or cracked, and use caution. Use caution on ice and snow. “Slips and falls” are characterized by a loss of balance due to a slippery area. “Trips and falls” are characterized by tripping over an object, “stump and falls” are characterized by a person encountering raised flooring or other impediment in the walkway, and “step and falls are characterized by unexpected holes or failures in the flooring or walkway. If you are injured in any of these types of falls, and you feel that someone else caused the fall or created the situation that caused the fall, contact a personal injury attorney immediately. Your medical expenses may not be your responsibility. You can determine someone else was at fault by proving the following: Someone else was responsible for the slippery surface conditions. That “someone else” did nothing about the conditions. The person didn’t remove, replace, repair or otherwise resolve the condition, whether it was a slippery surface, raised edge, cracked floor, etc. Questions to ask yourself to determine if you can file a personal injury claim include: Was the condition that made you slip or trip noticeable? For how long? Was there a legitimate reason for this condition to exist? Does the property owner have a regular maintenance schedule to help prevent these conditions? Was there a better place to store the object that made you fall? Was there a better way to resolve the slippery conditions? Was there a sign notifying you of the potential hazard? Did you have a legitimate reason for being in the area of the hazardous condition?