Slip-and-Fall Injury on Wet Restroom Floor Hospitalizes Worker

On December 6, 2021, at approximately 9:30 p.m., an employee entering a women’s restroom slipped on a recently mopped tile floor and fell hard to the ground. No signage had been noted in the report, and the employee was not wearing the required slip-resistant footwear. The fall resulted in a fractured right ankle, requiring hospitalization. OSHA determined that the wet flooring created a predictable slip hazard and that proper footwear and hazard-control practices were not effectively enforced at the time of the incident. This case demonstrates how quickly a simple housekeeping lapse can escalate […]