A slip and fall or trip and
fall injury occurs when your foot makes contact with an uneven, slippery, unstable or loose surface that causes you to lose your balance and fall down.
Other simple examples of ways that injuries can occur inside a Target is by improperly - hung displays falling on a customer, slip - and -
fall injuries occurring from wet floors that aren't properly cleaned up or perhaps a shelving unit malfunctions in an aisle, raining product down on an unsuspecting customer below.
Not exact matches
As stated above,
injury usually
occurs from a twisting
injury of the foot, many times while playing football, or a
fall from height onto the foot.
If the
fall is from a height of three feet or more, such as a highchair, countertop, table, or changing table,
injuries can
occur.
The common
injury that
occurs in most of the time is that baby
fall from stair being in a walker.
Research shows that toddlers who use sippy cups (or bottles for that matter) may be at risk for
injury mostly due to
falls that
occur while kids are walking or running with the bottle or cup in their mouth.
Finally, a substantial number of
injuries have
occurred in young children using sippy cups, most commonly mouth
injuries resulting from
falls while running and drinking from a sippy cup simultaneously.
These types of
injuries can
occur when children
fall off of changing tables, beds, coffee tables, sofas, or from a
falling height.
Serious head
injuries as well as other
injuries can
occur to children who
fall down stairs.
One study identified more serious
injuries occurring when the child
fell with a caretaker, 6,9 highlighting this as an important mechanism of
injury for prevention efforts.
A recent meta - analysis of 11 studies that investigated the association of bed - sharing and SIDS revealed a summary OR of 2.88 (95 % confidence interval [CI]: 1.99 — 4.18) with bed - sharing.158 Furthermore, bed - sharing in an adult bed not designed for infant safety exposes the infant to additional risks for accidental
injury and death, such as suffocation, asphyxia, entrapment,
falls, and strangulation.159, 160 Infants, particularly those in the first 3 months of life and those born prematurely and / or with low birth weight, are at highest risk, 161 possibly because immature motor skills and muscle strength make it difficult to escape potential threats.158 In recent years, the concern among public health officials about bed - sharing has increased, because there have been increased reports of SUIDs
occurring in high - risk sleep environments, particularly bed - sharing and / or sleeping on a couch or armchair.162, — , 165
Further studies will need to examine whether treadmill training plus virtual reality could be used as part of a prevention package to treat
fall risk before
falls become common and before
injuries occur.»
Although concussions most frequently
occur in sports
injuries, they can happen after any
fall or blow to the head or body that shakes the brain, as in Clinton's case.
Wrist
injuries are common in snowboarders, and will
occur if you
fall on an outstretched hand.
Soccer
injuries occur predominantly in the legs, although occasionally
injuries to the upper body do
occur, often through
falls or impacts.
Pelvic floor dysfunction commonly
occurs from scars from abdominal / pelvic surgeries, childbirth, traumatic
falls and
injuries, and even too much sitting.
Think about it: most senior
injuries occur from tripping and
falling due to weak walking muscles.
How to avoid
injury: Most skating
injuries happen due to
falling and usually
occur on the wrists, tailbone or the back of the head.
If this
occurs when the lift platform is in an elevated position, the wheelchair's occupant could
fall and sustain
injury.
Strangely enough, some of the most serious
injuries occur in a
fall from 10 to 12 feet.
The death
occurred a full two weeks after a 93 year - old woman, health status unknown, was said to have sustained non-life-threatening dog bite
injuries in an incident where she also
fell.
Skeletal
injuries usually
occur when rabbits are dropped or
fall from a height - which is one of the reasons why allowing young children to pick up rabbits is a bad idea.
Some of the most serious
injuries occur in
falls down stairs.
This dismissal of slip and
fall case for want of prosecution (Morice v. Toronto - Dominion Bank, 2014 BCSC 380) shows that when delay causes prejudice which goes directly and profoundly to the ability of a party to participate in the lawsuit, dismissal of a personal
injury lawsuit for want of prosecution can
occur.
Most premises
injuries occur as the result of a slip and
fall accident.
When dealing with cases related to severe
injury which has
occurred at work, while driving, or as a result of a slip and
fall, lawyers at the firm of Will Davidson LLP understand that it may not be possible to return to work immediately following the accident.
They may
occur on the football field, in car, motorcycle, bicycle or pedestrian accidents,
falls off of ladders and
injuries at birth.
The duty protects victims of slip and
fall accidents from:
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Injuries resulting from
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injuries occurring at private, public and commercial establishments.
The CPSC statistics also show that 40 percent of these
injuries occur due to someone
falling out of the cart and most - often involve children younger than 16 years old.
Catastrophic
injuries can
occur from a variety of circumstances: anything from auto accidents to slips and
falls and medical malpractice.
Car accidents, slip and
fall accidents that
occur on others» properties, and more may all warrant personal
injury suits.
Property owners have an obligation to maintain a relatively safe environment for visitors and guests, and they can be held responsible for
injuries that
occur on their property due to slip and
fall, animal attack or a swimming pool accident.
Alan handles slip and
fall lawsuits for
injuries occurring in Hallandale, Hollywood, Aventura, Fort Lauderdale, Miramar, Pembroke Pines, Weston, Davie, North Miami Beach, Dania Beach and all other cities in Dade and Broward County Florida since 1982.
Slip and
fall accidents are often classified under a broad category of personal
injury cases known as premises liability claims since the «incident»
occurred in the premises or the property owned or maintained by another person or an organization.
Spinal cord
injuries occur more often than we would like to think, over 10,000 each year on average, in auto accidents, slip and
fall accidents, on construction sites, playing sports and sometimes during the birth of a baby.
We can help you receive the financial compensation you deserve, regardless of whether your brain
injury occurred in a car accident, slip and
fall, or any other kind of accident.
Traumatic brain
injuries occur for many different reasons, from
falls to chemical exposure.
Essentially, the
injury must
occur while the worker is performing a task that
falls within the scope of his or her job.
The plaintiff experienced
injuries as a result of a slip and
fall that
occurred on a sidewalk or patio that was adjacent to the Starbucks.
Our
injury attorneys represent clients in claims involving car accidents, truck accidents and motorcycle accidents, as well as dog bites, slip and
fall cases, and workplace accidents
occurring on construction sites and oil refineries.
As such, anyone who makes a good faith effort to clean their sidewalk is not responsible for slip and
fall injuries that
occur on their sidewalks.
In many circumstances,
falls and resulting broken bone
injuries occur due to nursing homes being understaffed and undertrained.
Catastrophic and severe
injuries can
occur from a variety of tragic incidents - a truck accident, auto collision, work
injury, even a slip and
fall.
In all trip and
fall cases, you must prove that the owner of the property was negligence and that your
injury would not have
occurred if the owner kept their property reasonably safe.
While slip and
fall injuries commonly
occur due to uneven or slippery surfaces, accidents can also be caused by broken steps, raised flooring, ripped carpeting, poorly lit walkways, cluttered pathways, and inadequate warning signs.
You will need to see a doctor, who can determine whether any
injuries have
occurred, and if they were caused by the
fall you suffered.
But when personal
injuries occur due to the fault of another in an auto or motorcycle accident, a
fall, or a myriad of other possibilities, you have a right to be compensated fairly and fully for your loss.
Brain
injuries can
occur from a variety of accidents and include everything from accidental gunshots to slip and
falls.
Car accidents, slip and
falls, and disability claims are some of the most common reasons people hire an attorney after an accident, but there are numerous other ways
injuries can
occur where a legal professional's assistance is required.
Another interesting part of this case is the argument that Andrews raised that the
injuries Berrones suffered happened in a
fall that
occurred a year after the accident.