It is a little known fact that many slipping accidents that happen in shops and supermarkets such as Tesco, Sainsbury, Asda, Marks & Spencer, Lidl, Aldi and Morrisons are caused by falls from slips on grapes.

Due to their size and colour a grape left on a supermarket floor is often not seen until it has already been trodden on, by this time it will have become a dangerous slippery mess and likely cause an accident.

Sensible practice is for supermarkets to seal grapes in a zip style bag as this helps prevent them falling onto the floor and an unsuspecting visitor to the supermarket slipping over and hurting themselves.

However many supermarkets store grapes in loose displays which greatly increases the chances of grapes falling onto the walkway of the shop floor.

Supermarkets have a duty of care to their customers and should have a system in place to ensure accidents do not happen in their shop, this should involve regular checks of floors and other risk areas where an accident could occur.

Pinto Potts Solicitors have a specialist team who handle personal injury claims for people who have been hurt in a shop or supermarket accident, the legal executives have considerable knowledge of how the various different supermarkets operate and how they handle compensation claims against them – this knowledge and experience sets Pinto Potts Solicitors apart from other personal injury claims companies.

If you have been involved in an supermarket accident or been hurt in a shop you can get in touch and speak directly with an expert at Pinto Potts Solicitors on 0800 316 4434, you will be given immediate free legal advice.