Faulty Handrail Injury Cases

Were you injured due to a faulty handrail? Learn about faulty handrail injury cases and whether you can recover damages for your injuries.

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Question:

Do I have a claim from an injury due to a faulty handrail?

Answer:

Sometimes injuries are caused on staircases by a faulty handrail. They’re not secured properly, the handrail’s too low, or it isn’t graspable. You’ve probably seen these stairways where they have 2x4s or 2x6s as handrails. Well, that’s not good enough. The law requires that you’re able to grasp onto the railing, in case you do stumble, and that it prevents you from falling.

Railings serve a purpose. Railings make sure that if people do happen to stumble on stairs – because people do –handrails are there to make sure that they don’t fall. You have to make sure that the handrail is properly secured, that it’s the right height, and that it’s proper as far as being able to grasp onto.

It’s very important, in these types of cases, to get photographs, measurements, things of that nature. We have code enforcement experts that we use on a regular basis, that get out and get the proper measurements, and then we can look at building codes and property maintenance codes to determine whether or not the owner of the property was in compliance. If they weren’t in compliance, you have a pretty strong case.

Were you or a loved one seriously injured and have questions about faulty handrail injury cases? Contact a Hamburg slip and fall lawyer at Chiacchia and Fleming today for a free confidential consultation and case evaluation. Let our experience work for you.

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