From experience - Slips and trips
- Quality Control Supervisor slipped down a flight of 3 wooden steps
located just inside the entrance to the vehicle repair shop. It was raining
and the steps were wet from the water carried in on footwear. He lost
his footing and, as a result of the fall, fractured his left collarbone.
He was off work for two months.
- Showroom salesman was walking across the garage forecourt and failed
to notice a connecting towrope between two parked cars. He tripped over
the rope and fell, breaking his elbow.
- Mechanic was carrying a large drip tray that obstructed his view of
the floor. As he passed through a doorway he tripped over a trailing cable,
injuring his back.
- Garage foreman fractured his leg when he slipped down some stairs shortly
after walking through a small diesel spillage.
- Fitter spilt some oil on the floor which he failed to clear up. Later
that day he slipped on the oil and fell awkwardly, fracturing his wrist.
- Elderly customer slipped while walking across a wet garage forecourt,
fracturing a kneecap and injuring his back. The tiles that were not suitable
for outdoor conditions.
