Category: slip and fall
4 Questions You Must Ask if You Fall
Author Dixon Law OfficePosted on Categories fall, Serious Injury, Skid, slip and fall, slip trip and fall When you fall down, it is always sudden, unexpected and embarrassing. But, many times, falls happen as the result of something someone did wrong. It could be from a box left out, a downspout draining onto a sidewalk, or aContinue reading
Holiday Safety Part 4 Shopping Center Safety
Author Dixon Law OfficePosted on Categories elderly, holiday, injury, parking garage, premises liability, Serious Injury, shopping center, slip and fall Wrapping up our Holiday Safety series is a look at potential dangers while visiting shopping centers. With only a couple days left before Christmas, last-minute shoppers will be heading to stores, malls and shopping centers. While it is a festiveContinue reading
Winter Sports Safety
Author Dixon Law OfficePosted on Categories Children, Serious Injury, Skiing, Sledding, slip and fall, Snowboarding, sports injury, Tubing, Young Adults Winter brings snow and cold temperatures, which signals the time for cold-weather activities like skiing, sledding, snowboarding and tubing. Whether you are hitting the slopes at a ski resort or heading over to your local sledding hill, keep in mindContinue reading
Snow Removal Safety
Author Dixon Law OfficePosted on Categories injury, Pedestrian Injuries, Serious Injury, slip and fall Whether at home, school, work, grocery stores or shopping centers, in the wintertime you and your loved ones come in contact with the results and handiwork of snow removal equipment and snow plow trucks during inclement weather. When snow andContinue reading
Falls While Holiday Shopping
As you finish up (or perhaps begin!) your holiday shopping over the next week, be extra cautious to avoid injury in busy and hectic stores. Hazardous conditions can occur inside and outside of stores, and for customers, they are alwaysContinue reading
Runner Safety
Author Dixon Law OfficePosted on Categories animal attacks, Children, compensation, drunk drivers, injury, Pedestrian Injuries, Serious Injury, slip and fall, wrongful death, Young Adults Winter brings temperature drops, snow and ice, and fewer hours of sunlight each day, but these extreme outdoor conditions do not stop Chicago-area runners. While these hearty souls cannot be stopped from getting in their miles, there are extra precautionsContinue reading
Fall From Window
Author Dixon Law OfficePosted on Categories Children, Serious Injury, slip and fall, workers compensation, wrongful death, Young Adults We assume that our home is a safe place. But the headlines prove that this is not always the case. One surprisingly common injury is falls from windows. These falls can result in catastrophic injuries because they often occur onContinue reading
Pool Safety
It’s summer time! And here at DLO we want your family to have the most fun in the sun possible and to stay out of harm’s way. So we put together a list of things to look out for whenContinue reading
Tripping Hazards and Dangers
Author Dixon Law OfficePosted on Categories injury, Older Adults, slip and fall, wrongful death, Young Adults You’re in a store, just walking along. You’re paying attention but you’re not staring at your feet either. You’re just walking like you always do. Next thing you know, you are on the floor in severe pain. “What happened?” “HowContinue reading
Scaffolding Injuries
Author Dixon Law OfficePosted on Categories Construction Injuries, injury, slip and fall, workers compensation, wrongful death “Scaffolding” is an elevated work platform. In plain English, it is a place to work above the ground. They can be small, just a few inches tall. They can be huge, twenty-or-more stories in the air. They can even hangContinue reading