Slip and Fall Information

Slip and fall incidents cause 15% of all accidental deaths, and are second only to motor vehicle accidents as a cause of accidental deaths. Fall victims can miss work and sustain permanent injuries. In the event of a serious injury, you may be entitled to compensation for the pain, suffering and lost work.
There are four general types of slip and fall accidents:

1. Trip-and-fall accidents, where there is a foreign object in the walking path.
2. Stump-and-fall accidents, where there is an impediment in the walking surface.
3. Step-and-fall accidents, where there is an unexpected failure or hole in the walking surface
4. Slip-and-fall accidents, in which the interface of the shoe and the floor fails

Slip and fall accidents are usually caused by preventable hazardous conditions. In many cases, a property owner's negligence directly causes such conditions. Specifically, a property owner may have failed to notice the danger or known about the hazard but ignored it.

Some of the more common dangerous conditions that tend to go uncorrected by negligent property owners include:

- Torn carpeting
- Narrow stairs
- Lack of handrails
- Wet or slippery floor
- Uneven pavement
- Poor lighting

Ideally, an accident report should be completed at the time of the incident noting what happened, who witnessed both the accident and the conditions that caused the fall along with any other relevant information such as lighting. The requirement for a report is generally a store or business policy, rather than mandated by law.

If a report is not completed at the business location or occurred at private location or was not observed by others, compile a record of what happened yourself. Include information such as:

- A description of the circumstances
- Who was present
- The comments made by those who saw or helped after the fall
- Take photos of the area.

If you have been injured in a slip and fall accident caused by dangerous conditions on someone else's property, you may be eligible to file a premise liability lawsuit to seek compensation for your losses. Please contact our service today to get in touch with an experienced slip and fall attorney to discuss your legal rights.

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