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You Can Help Protect Yourself During a Fall at Work

It is an unfortunate fact that people get injured on the job by falling.  The two most common ways to get injured is to fall from an elevated height or to slip and fall.  Both types of accidents may result in personal injury that could be moderate to severe in nature.

Same level falls are typically known as slip and fall injuries. These work accidents usually occur from water accumulating on floors, fresh waxed or wet floors, foreign objects on floors, poor lighting or when dangerous areas don’t have the correct safety warning signs displayed.  

Workers who fall from ladders, vehicles, equipment or machinery can severely injure themselves in these elevated falls.  It is important that safety protective gear be worn, and if an injury occurs to get examined right away.

No one wants to fall and get injured, but if you accidently fall there are better ways to do it in order to prevent severe injuries.  In order to avoid a face plant, you should turn your head and tuck your chin in to avoid breaking the fall with your hands or elbows.  Also, if you are in mid fall, you can twist to the side so that you land on your bottom or side instead of your back.  

Employees should make sure they are wearing the proper footwear for their jobs, be patient when walking, and follow rules at work. Employers and building owners have responsibilities to make sure work environments and buildings are safe or else they may be held liable for injuries that occur to the employers or to the public. 

If you have suffered from a work injury by falling, call The Francis Law Group at (888) 521-2721 to find out your rights and speak with an experienced workers’ compensation attorney.