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Examples Of Slip And Fall Injuries In Virginia

Slips and falls are the most common injury in America - even dwarfing car accident injury statistics. In fact, it is estimated that 300,000 slips and falls take place each year in the workplace alone, and over one million slips and falls take place around the country. An estimated 17,000 people die in slip and fall accidents each year, and the average cost of a slip and fall accident - factoring in medical bills, lost wages, and other expenses - hovers around $30,000.

What are some examples of slip and fall cases?

· A woman distracted by a large display in a grocery store trips and falls on an exposed electric wire, breaking her hip.

· A man staying in a hotel falls down a flight of stairs while walking in a poorly-lit hallway. He fractures his wrist and must have several surgeries.

· A tenant of an apartment building leans against a porch railing that breaks under his weight. He falls two stories, breaking his back.

· A woman slips on ice on a sidewalk that should have been shoveled and sanded after the storm. The owner of the sidewalk is responsible for the accident.

· A man at a bulk item store has a pallet of cans fall onto him from a shelf. He receives a traumatic brain injury from the accident.

· A man slips and falls while working because his employer did not provide him with the correct footwear for his job. The man dies in the accident, leaving behind a young family.

· A poorly maintained parking lot owned by the city causes an elderly woman to slip and fall - the city is found responsible for the woman's serious accident and injury.

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