Avoid Slip and Fall Injuries this Winter
From “black ice” on roadways, to icy pavements lining many streets, winter can be a particularly dangerous time of year in Philadelphia as well as anywhere in the world. After a snow fall or ice storm, it’s important for properties owners to shovel snow, salt sidewalks, and do whatever it takes to make their property as safe as possible and to prevent slip and fall injuries. Business owners, in particular, have a responsibility to make sure that their premises are reasonably safe for their patrons.
Unfortunately, sometimes negligent mistakes are made. Business owners sometimes fail to sufficiently shovel ice and snow from walkways, parking lots, and other parts of their property while landlords and home owner associations may fail to sufficiently shovel and salt walkways, porches, doorsteps and parking lots.
Sometimes, in haste, some property owners simply blow snow into piles without shoveling it. Not only can these piles leave dangerous patches of ice beneath them, but they can also eventually start to melt and refreeze, pooling water to create more dangerous patches of ice.
Throughout the years, victims of all ages have suffered injury and sometimes even death due to unfortunate slip and fall accidents. While some slip and fall accidents seem to only cause minor injuries at first, even small cuts, scrapes, and bruises should be reported. Internal injury and the long term injury, spinal, and joint issues that could occur as a result of a slip and fall should be of concern.
If you or a loved one has been injured in a slip and fall accident, you should seek medical attention right away, document ground conditions and location of the incident using a cell phone camera, etc.), and contact an expert Philadelphia injury lawyer as soon as possible.
