Common Slip and Fall Injuries and Causes

Although most people call them slip and fall injuries, accidents that occur on someone elses' property due to their irresponsibility, negligence or carelessness are properly termed premises liability, and there is more to them than simply slipping and falling.

Some of the most common causes of premises liability accidents include:

1. Lack of proper security. This is a relatively new development in premises liability theory, as proprietors of businesses as well as owners of residential properties can sometimes be held responsible for the accidents that can occur on their locations. If these owners fail to maintain proper lighting or cameras that facilitate an assault, they can sometimes be held accountable for what happens.

2. Failure to maintain facilities. People, management companies and other entities that own property have an obligation to keep it maintained within certain standards. These standards are to ensure both the general public as well as employees and others have a reasonable expectation of safety, and can conduct themselves accordingly. When carpets get frayed, or gas starts leaking, or stairways are dark and poorly lit, and an accident occurs, someone is usually responsible.

4. Poorly designed and constructed buildings. If a building or structure is flawed from conception, the dangers for the people that live, work or enter it are sometimes not immediately apparent. That makes correcting the situation even more complicated, but doesn't reduce the potential hazards, and thus the hidden problems remain so until something terrible happens to an innocent person.

5. Finally, slip and falls. Yes, people do actually have trip and fall accidents due to wet surfaces, improperly installed carpets, or broken seams in pavement. They do actually occur, and are some of the most common types of injuries premises liability lawyers encounter.

Once you understand that these types of accidents are more than just slipping and falling, you need to know that if you experience one of these situations you may suffer any number of serious injuries. Unless they are treated and documented promptly, determining how much a premises liability accident was the cause of an injury can be difficult indeed.

People that suffer these injuries after an accident should seek immediate medical attention:

• Broken bones

• Spinal injuries

• Severe internal trauma

• Soft tissue damage

• Post-traumatic stress

The causes of injuries that result from these incidents are as varied and as complex as the people that endure them. If you are wondering if your accident merits legal attention, you need to know that many attorneys will provide free, no-cost and risk-free initial consultations to discuss your case and determine if you can proceed further.