More than 200,000 workers are injured every year in workplace falls — from slipping on restaurant floors to falling from ladders or roofs. Every case is unique.
Almost any workplace poses a slip-and-fall risk. Whenever water, oil, or debris is present on a walkway, serious injury is possible. Employers are required to keep the workplace safe and clean — and must provide warnings for dangerous conditions that can't be immediately addressed. Regardless of cause, your employer is legally responsible for providing workers' compensation insurance to cover your accident and injuries.
Failure to provide adequate fall protection has been the most commonly issued OSHA violation. In 2013, over a third of all fatal construction accidents were fall-related. "OSHA requires that fall protection be provided at elevations of four feet in general industry workplaces, five feet in shipyards, six feet in the construction industry, and eight feet in longshoring operations."
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