Slipped On Floor In Supermarket

In this case study we are going to look at the case of mrs a a woman in her 40s who suffered a slip in a supermarket.

Slipped on floor in supermarket. I slipped on a wet floor. An example of a claim against a store owner would be slipping on a floor that the store owner s employee had just waxed and there were no safety cones or warning signs to alert customers of the danger. Mrs a was shopping at a popular chain of supermarket in preston near her home. But if you slip because of something that the store owner tenant did or did not do then your claim would be against the store owner.

One of the most common causes of slipping in supermarkets is a wet floor. The man lost his case and a subsequent appeal. A solicitor will investigate whether claims of this nature have been made in this supermarket before speak with members of supermarket staff and use footage taken by cctv security systems which. Imagine the produce section sprinklers went on at 3 00 in the afternoon.

Supermarkets have a need to keep their stores clean. Five minutes later you walked down the aisle and slipped and fell on water pooled under the lettuce display breaking your arm in the fall. When floors are being mopped or cleaned as part of the daily cleaning routine the affected area should be clearly. The man claimed the liquid was already on the store floor.

Grocery store negligence for wet floor injury. But if you have slipped on a floor in a public place or business such as a supermarket or whilst at work or performing work duties at another site you could be entitled to compensation. The slip and fall with no medical bills i was in a grocery store and slipped on a puddle of water and my shin hit the cart. Slip risks on a supermarket s smooth floor sensible long and short term action slip issues.

If you have slipped on a wet floor you will know how painful the consequences can be. A lack of visible wet floor signs are one of the biggest causes of people slipping over on a wet floor in a supermarket. It is important that signs are placed such that passers by will see the sign before reaching the spill. The slip trip and fall injury happened because the supermarket had been negligent causing mrs a to slip on a wet floor.

My mom fell at a market where the floor was soapy with water and no wet floor signs. A plaintiff who slipped on liquid at a walgreens in broadview illinois was not able to demonstrate the source of the liquid. When management at a large supermarket part of a nationwide chain carried out an assessment of health and safety risks and an analysis of known incidents they identified pedestrian slipping was amongst their most significant safety issues. She slipped and fell and hurt her knee.

However just because you have slipped on a wet surface it doesn t mean that you can automatically claim for any injury that may have occurred.