Slip & Fall Statistics

Statistics regarding Slip and Falls

  • Slip and Falls account for 50% of all accidental deaths at home.

  • Over 9 million adults and children visited the emergency room in 2019 for fall related injuries.

  • According to a CDC Report in 2020, the costs for fall related injuries totaled over 361 BILLION DOLLARS! This includes medical costs, work loss costs and quality of life lost costs.

  • Over 35,000 people died in a slip and fall accident in the United States in 2019, according to the National Safety Council.

  • Slip and Fall incidents account for more severe injuries in the United States than motor vehicle accidents.

  • Slip and Fall injuries remain the leading cause of non-fatal medical treatment in the United States.

  • Slip and Fall remain the leading cause of injury-related deaths in seniors over sixty-four years of age.

  • More traumatic brain injuries are caused by falls than any other contributing factor.

  • The National Safety Council ranks falling with the highest odds of dying (1 in 127), ranking sixth in leading cause of death in the United States.

  • 60% of all fall-related deaths occur to individuals seventy-five years and older.

Slip and Falls in the Workplace

  • OSHA revealed nearly 230,000 reports of non-fatal accidents involving a slip and fall in 2019.

  • Nearly 900 fatal work-related slips, trips and falls were reported in all occupational sectors.

  • More than 60% of all slip and fall accidents occurred in the retail trade, wholesale, and services industries.

  • Slip and Fall accidents accounted for more than 25% of reported work injuries in 2019.

  • Nearly 25% of all employee slip and fall injuries on the job required over 31 days of recovery before returning to work.

  • The Industrial Safety & Occupational Health Markets revealed that over 85% of workers’ compensation claims involved employees falling on slippery surfaces.

  • Insurance statistics show that 16% of all workers’ compensation benefits are associated with slip and fall accidents on the job and represent over 25% of costs.

  • American Trucking Association statistics show that slip and falls are the leading cause of compensable injuries throughout the trucking industry.

  • Injuries from slip and fall accidents are the primary cause of missing work.

  • Approximately 48,000 individuals required days off from work in 2019 due to severe injuries from falling.

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