North Carolina is known for its scenic beauty and diverse seasons. However, with this variety in weather comes a heightened risk for slip-and-fall accidents, particularly during rainy, icy, or snowy conditions. These weather-induced hazards make life inconvenient and can lead to severe injuries, especially when property owners fail to take appropriate precautions. The Role of Weather …
The National Safety Council (NSC) indicates that about 9 million people each year are treated in emergency departments for injuries sustained in slip and fall accidents. While slip and fall accidents can happen anywhere, a substantial number occur in grocery stores. Because of their inherent characteristics, there are ample opportunities for slip and fall hazards …
Sometimes workplaces that aren’t thought to be dangerous or involve heavy equipment can be just as dangerous—or worse—than a jobsite that most people may think of as dangerous. For example, an office worker can suffer a slip and fall injury just as easily as a construction worker. This is why any type of worker can …
Restaurants are visited by millions of people daily for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. While many restaurants do a fine job of cooking and serving your meal—focusing on food—they may not be focused on their floors and the safety of the restaurant. When a wet floor or another hazard occurs, customers as well as food servers …
Slip and fall accidents can cause serious physical injury, even when they occur on even ground. When a slip and fall accident happens on a staircase, the injuries may be exponentially more severe. According to the National Safety Council (NSC), over 1 million people suffer injuries from staircase falls every year in the United States. …
You may shop at Kroger all the time, but one day your trip to the supermarket was different. You slipped and fell in liquid on the floor that a florist failed to clean up. Not only was the spilled water not cleaned up, but the store employee failed to put out a caution sign warning …
Dry and clean floors are essential to everyone’s safety. However, many stores like Kroger, Wal-Mart, and other supermarkets have been known to mop floors and leave sections of the floor wet and slippery. When wet floors occur, store employees should deploy warning signs. However, when negligent employees mop floors and fail to display warning signs …
Atlanta Personal Injury Lawyer, Shane Smith, was recently hired to help SC who was hurt in an Atlanta slip and fall incident, which is in Fulton County. SC was hurt and needed to see a doctor. SC also decided they needed an Atlanta Personal Injury Lawyer to help them against the insurance company. SC hired …
When a restaurant employee cleans the floors and fails to put out caution signs, or when a server spills a drink and continues to walk away without cleaning it up or warning others of the hazard, someone can fall as a result. Sadly, many people entering restaurants are unaware that these hazards even exist. For …
Walking often involves going up and down staircases.Many office buildings, warehouses, apartment complexes, and other buildings have stairwells that people frequent. Unfortunately, staircases have often been involved in many fall accidents. While some fall injuries have been due to a person’s own clumsiness or loss of balance, other staircase accidents have been caused from poor …
Slips, trips, and falls are one of the leading causes of injuries in the country. Depending on the severity of the incident, a slip, trip, or fall could leave someone with a sprain, broken bones, a concussion, and could even be fatal. People injured in slip and fall accidents can incur medical expenses, miss work, …
Wet floors pose a danger for all those who may take a step on the slippery ground. This hazardous condition is often a hidden danger because most people don’t see the spilled water or freshly mopped floors. Or, if the problem is that the floor has just been waxed and is particularly slippery, people have …
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