Common Workplace Accidents

    ATLANTA, GA, March 27, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Accidents that happen in the workplace are all too common. In fact, research shows that nearly 5 percent of all U.S. workers experience a workplace injury each year. Unfortunately, a majority of workplace accidents are also usually avoidable.

"Preventable" is certainly an accurate description when it comes to workplace slip and fall accidents caused by an employer's or third party's negligence or human error.

Slip and Fall Workplace Accidents

Workplace slip and fall accidents are the number-one type of workplace accident. (A "slip and fall" accident is a general term to describe an accident that is caused when an employee trips, slips or falls as a result of a hazardous condition in the workplace.)

Slip and fall accidents can happen in any type of work environment, from construction sites and manufacturing facilities to grocery stores and office suites.

Types and Causes of Slip and Fall Workplace Accidents
Just some of the most common types and causes of workplace slip and fall accidents include:

- Falls from ladders or scaffolding
- Falls from cranes or machinery buckets
- Defective scaffolding collapse
- Falls from debris on the floor
- Falls from cracked or uneven floors, or walking surfaces with holes or gaps
- Falls from wet or slippery floors or stairs
- Broken steps or hand-rails
- Falls from problems with inadequate lighting
- Falls from poor warehouse, manufacturer or office layout
- Falls from inadequately secured objects in frequent employee walkways
- Falls from unstable work surfaces
- Falls as a result of poorly constructed retail displays
- Slips/falls because employee was not warned of known hazards
- Falls as a result of inadequate safety procedures or features

Common Injuries Related to Slip and Fall Workplace Accidents

Slip and fall accidents can cause minor injuries, such as cuts and bruises, and more serious injuries, such as:

- Broken bones
- Soft tissue damage
- Brain injury
- Neck injury
- Back/spinal cord injury
- Decapitation/loss of limbs
- Wrongful death

If you suffer a workplace accident, it is important to know all of your options. You may be entitled to workers' compensation benefits. You may also be able to receive additional compensation through a third party claim.

For more information on workplace accidents and injury compensation, visit the website of Atlanta, Georgia of experienced personal injury attorney firm Robbins & Associates PC, Attorneys at Law.

Website: http://www.robbinslaw.com

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