Slips and falls are a major safety AND LIABILITY concern.
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Did You Know?
- Half of all adults over the age of 65 hospitalized for hip fractures cannot return home or live independently after the fracture
- Over one million people go to the emergency room each year from a slip and fall accident
- 1 out of 3 adults over 65 fall each year
- Slip and falls are a leading cause of injury for all age groups
- The average hospital cost of a slip and fall is over $30,000
- 600 people per day go to the ER for injuries that happened in the bathroom - 81% of them are from falls
- 85% of worker’s compensation claims are attributed to employees slipping on slick floors (Industrial Safety & Occupational Health Markets 5th edition)
- 22% of slip/fall incidents resulted in more than 31 days away from work (US Bureau of Labor Statistics)