• Home
  • Practice Areas
    • Personal Injury
      • Motor Vehicle Accidents
        • Car Accidents
        • Motorcycle Accidents
        • Texting-While-Driving
        • Bus & Pedestrian Accidents
      • Dog Bites
      • Premises Liability
      • Wrongful Death
    • Workers’ Compensation
      • What You Need To Know About Your Workplace Injury
      • Types Of Workers’ Compensation Claims
      • Third Party Liability
      • Workplace Accidents
        • Construction Site Accidents
        • Industrial Accidents
      • Types Of Injuries
        • Head Injuries
        • Repetitive Motion Injuries
        • Pre-Existing Conditions
    • Bad Faith Insurance
    • Class Action Lawsuits
  • Firm Overview
  • Attorneys
    • Bruce Stoltze
  • Blog
  • Contact
Stoltze & Stoltze, PLC

Stoltze & Stoltze, PLC

Des Moines Employment Attorney

Free Consultations

Evening and Weekend Appointments

CALL 515-244-1473 or Email Us

  • Personal Injury · Business Litigation · Work Injury - Call 515-244-1473
You are here: Home / Personal Injury & Work Injury & Employment Law Blog / Workers Compensation / Slip, Trip and Fall Injuries in the Workplace

Slip, Trip and Fall Injuries in the Workplace

Posted on November 7, 2016

Slips, trips and falls are among the leading causes of general industry work-related accidents. They have the potential to cause serious injury to employees and sadly, roughly 15% of slips, trips and falls result in death.

U.S. Department of Labor 2014 statistics reveal that 27 percent of of missed workdays were on account of slips, trips and falls in the workplace, a quarter of which resulted in more than 30 days away from work.

The main causes of slips, trips and falls involve spills, poorly maintained walkways, weather related conditions, unsuitable flooring, stairs, poor lighting, inappropriate footwear and, of course, human behavior sometimes plays a role.

In order to prevent slips, trips and falls, businesses should have spill kits and warning signs available for immediate use. Slip resistant flooring should be used preferentially and walkways and entryways should be properly maintained with special attention to icy and wet conditions during Iowa winters.

To prevent falls, dark places such as stairwells and parking areas should be illuminated for employees and visitors to your business. In order to protect your employees from injury, take time to educate them on what steps they can take to prevent slip, trip and fall accidents in the workplace.

If you have been injured at work following a slip, trip or fall, contact the Des Moines workers’ compensation law offices of Stoltze & Stoltze PLC for help. We have assisted numerous Iowa workers to get the compensation they need after suffering a work injury. Call today 515-244-1473.

Filed Under: Workers Compensation Tagged With: Des Moines Workers Compensation lawyer, Iowa work injury lawyer

Practice Areas

  • Personal Injury
  • Workers’ Compensation
  • Bad Faith Insurance
  • Class Action Lawsuits

Blog Categories

  • Age Discrimination (5)
  • Arbitration Agreements (1)
  • Car Accidents (53)
  • Child Custody (1)
  • Child Support (1)
  • Class Action (2)
  • Dog Bite (2)
  • Employment Law (24)
  • Family Law (1)
  • FMLA Denial & Retaliaiton (6)
  • Gender Discrimination (4)
  • Iowa Wage and Hour Law (3)
  • Marital Property Division (3)
  • Motorcycle Accidents (4)
  • Non-Compete Agreements (2)
  • Pedestrian Accidents (10)
  • Personal Injury (44)
  • Personal Injury (2)
  • Personal Injury & Work Injury & Employment Law Blog (7)
  • Personal Injury Settlement (3)
  • Premises Liability (6)
  • Product Liability (2)
  • Religious Discrimination (2)
  • Sex Discrimination (6)
  • Temporary Orders (1)
  • Third Party Injury (6)
  • Truck Accidents (11)
  • Whistle-blower Retaliation (1)
  • Work Related Stress Disorders (1)
  • Workers Compensation (68)
  • Workplace Discrimination (5)
  • Wrongful Death (18)
  • Wrongful Termination (7)

Contact Information

Stoltze & Stoltze, PLC
Personal Injury Lawyers

300 Walnut St, Suite 260
Des Moines, IA 50309

Phone: 515-244-1473
Fax: 515-244-3930

DIRECTIONS

stoltz-building

Stoltze & Stoltze America's Top 100 Attorneys Rated by Super Lawyers

The law firm of Stoltze & Stoltze, PLC, provides legal services to people in the cities of Des Moines, West Des Moines, Davenport, Ames, Waukee, Mason City, Cedar Rapids, Burlington and Fort Dodge, and Polk County, Warren County, Dallas County, Scott County, Story County, Cerro Gordo County, Linn County, Des Moines County and Webster County, Iowa.

© 2022 by Stoltze & Stoltze, PLC. All rights reserved · Disclaimer · Privacy Policy · Sitemap · Return to Top