The Mall May Cause a Slip & Fall: Be Careful of These Places

How many places can you think of where you may be going faster than usual and not paying attention to your surroundings? During the holiday season it is common for our minds to be rushing with thoughts of all we need to accomplish while out shopping for friends and family.

It’s inevitable — at some point, you won’t be looking in front of you — you may be distracted by a sign or a certain product display or a colorful new fashion that catches your eye. You could be thinking about work or all of the things on your to-do list, and where you’ve been and where you’re going ends up sending you in so many directions; you suddenly end up on the floor and wonder how it happened.

It could have happened because you were distracted or because there wasn’t proper signage of the wet floor you walked through. No matter what the cause: whether you were injured at Galleria Mall, or experienced an injury in the parking lot at Sawgrass Mills Mall, or get a Boca Town Center Mall injury, or experience a slip and fall at Publix, it is important to keep an eye on your surroundings, pay attention to the signage on the floors and be careful of the places that are prone to causing accidents.

Places Prone to Slip and Falls

1. Food Court: Publix, Whole Foods, Fresh Market, Winn Dixie are all popular places for spills and wet floors. Sometimes the store doesn’t know they are there or haven’t properly cautioned the area after the cleanup — leading to a slip and fall by customers. Walk carefully and look for wet spots on the floor.
2. Parking Lots: A common place for accidents to happen. It’s easy to trip over parking bumpers when cutting through the parking lot, which can lead to serious injuries like a broken leg, arm, or spinal injury.
3. Public Bathrooms: It’s easy to experience injuries in public bathrooms because these floors are often wet & slippery. Tissue and other materials discarded on the floor can also cause hazards.
4. Elevators: Elevators can jerk you when you least expect or leave a space you’re not expecting when they bring you to your floor. Pay close attention when getting on and off the elevator to ensure you don’t trip over the gap.
5. Escalators: These present problems in getting on and off; distractions, crowds of people or balancing an overload of shopping bags can set you off balance and make you trip.

As a personal injury attorney in Fort Lauderdale, I have seen many areas where people need to stay alert — it’s never a bad idea to take a moment during outings to collect yourself and look around. Know where the potential hazards lie and you’ll have a better and safer time when you venture out into the world.

Stay safe this season and if you find yourself injured in an accident of any kind we are here to serve you and help you put your life back together.

Three Places Prone to Slip & Falls

It’s a world of hazards out there. How do we do it? How do we go about our business, as busy as we are, and manage to avoid all of the things that can take us down? Who hasn’t walked on a sidewalk and tripped at least once on uneven concrete slabs? Who hasn’t skidded at least once on a slippery surface?

Somehow we manage to get through most days without tripping and falling but on occasion, the inanimate objects in our lives can sneak up on us and do us harm. The times when you’re the busiest is when you should take extra precautions, even in the familiar and comfortable places you visit every day. Whether on your own property — or at grandma’s house — you need to be cautious to avoid serious injury.

Remember these places next time you’re busy and rushed

• Grocery or Department Stores: You’ve been in the store a million times, shopping for groceries or looking for just the right outfit to wear for a party. You know that sign cautioning you to be careful and watch for the slippery surface? Listen to it. And when there’s no sign, be cautious of fixtures not placed correctly or hangers sticking out or boxes thrown around haphazardly. In the grocery store there’s always the possibly that an orange has made its way onto the floor, waiting for someone to trip over it.
• Uneven Surfaces: Back to the sidewalks. There perhaps is no other place begging for serious injury than an uneven walkway, which seems to rise up when you lease expect.
• Ramps: Depending on the grade, a ramp can be difficult to negotiate, whether you’re going up or down.

To avoid injury, be mindful of your surroundings. But if an accident should happen, be sure to consult a Fort Lauderdale personal injury attorney. You may not be able to avoid the slip and fall, but through a personal injury attorney from the Florida Injury Law Group who knows the ins and outs of physical injury cases, you’ll be able to get the money deserved for your injuries so you can get back to health as quickly as possible.

If you believe you’ve suffered a personal injury in Fort Lauderdale or need representation because of a slip and fall injury in a store or parking lot contact the Florida Injury Law Group to speak to a Ft. Lauderdale personal injury attorney.