Floor Cover Plates & Grills Cause Trips & Falls

November 19, 2012 No Comments

Over time, heavy fork truck traffic can loosen and even bend the cover plates over floor drains and raceways.   Even if they are not bend, they can work loose and either slip or tip-up when stepped on.

Floors in restaurants and grocery stores that are usually wet often have those little round drains in the floor.   I find  that these little round drain covers  frequently are either bent, loose or missing.   Earlier this year, a grocery store employee that I know tripped on a drain cover and broke her wrist.

If you are carrying a box, or talking with a co-worker,  you may not see this tripping hazard before it is too late.  Even when doing  something as seemingly harmless as walking,   pay your full attention to the task and watch where you are stepping.

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