SLIP & FALL STATISTICS

ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL

Over 9 million disabling slip/fall injuries occur per year
25 thousand injuries per day/175,000 per week
Resulting in 95 million lost work days
Expenses from these injuries amount to 3.5 million per hour everyday of the year
This is a one hundred billion dollar problem each year
The average cost per slip/fall accident was $20,228.00

IN A SURVEY TAKEN BY THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

Slip/Fall accidents are the most common work related injury
35% of all work related accidents are classified as falls
Slip/Fall injuries represent over 65% of all work days lost
The average work days an employee is off the job is 38 days per accident

THE NATIONAL FLOOR SAFETY INSTITUTE FOUND

Each year, more than 3 million food service employees and 1 million guests are injured as the results of a slip and fall accident. It is estimated that that the food service industry spends more than $2 billion each year for such injuries and this figure is rising by 10% every year.
The total annual cost of all slip and fall injuries in the United States exceeds $60 billion

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