65% of all lost workdays are due to slip and fall incidents, this results in 95 million     lost workdays per year  ( Liberty Mutual)

  22% of slip and fall incidents resulted in more than 31 days away from work

  ( Bureau of Labor Statistics)

  Compensation and medical costs associated with employee slip and fall       

  incidents total approx. $70 Billion annually (NSC)

  The food service industry's leading cause of employee injury is slipping and falling

  (Liberty Mutual)

  Our nation's $494 billion grocery store industry spends $450 million annually to

  defend slip and fall claims (NFSI)

  Slip and Fall incidents in supermarkets are the #1 cause of both employee and

  guest injuries (NFSI)

 

 

STATISTICS

  Nearly  60% of all grocery store general liability insurance claims are slip and fall complaints (NFSI)

  For  every $1.00 spent on floor care. supermarkets spend $3.00 for slip and fall claims (NFSI)

  57% of all  food service general liability insurance claims are slip and fall accidents (C.N.A. Insurance)

  Since 1980, personal injury lawsuits have risen by more than 300% in the food service industry (NFSI)

  The average  restaurant has 3-9 slip and fall accidents each year (NSC)

  Slips and falls are the #1 cause of injuries in hotels, restaurants & public buildings, 70% of these incidents occur

  on flat / level surfaces ( Bureau of Labor Statistics)

  Approximately 25,000 people a day are victims to slip and fall incidents. The expense of these injuries is running

  $3.5 million per hour, every hour of the day every day of the year. (NSC)

  The average cost  of a slip related injury exceeds $12,000 (WAUSAU INSURANCE)

  The average cost to defend a slip and fall lawsuit is $50,000 (NFSI)

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