Workers often slip and fall on the job. While these types of accidents are not the main cause of deaths while working, they are the largest reason for people needing days off work. Because of this, the largest portion of requests for workers’ compensation is due to slips and falls.
Of all accidental deaths that take place at home, people falling account for half. Most of these injuries happen on the ground, as opposed to on stairs or another elevated surface. People can fall in almost any circumstance. Tripping over the leg of a table, slipping on a loose rug, or falling over something laying around the house – these accidents can happen to anyone at any time.