Injured Using a Moving Walkway

I’m Katelyn Holub, an attorney focusing on personal injury law in northwest Indiana.

Welcome to Personal Injury Primer, where we break down the law into simple terms, provide legal tips, and discuss personal injury law topics.

Today’s question comes from a caller who said he was at an airport and got hurt on a moving walkway when his foot got caught. He wanted to know if he could sue the company that maintained the walkway.

In asking a bit more about what happened, the caller revealed there was a missing plate that normally would cover a maintenance access area.

He said his shoe got caught in the access hole.

He used his phone to take a photo and a video clip of the missing plate at the end of the walkway at the time he was injured.

Under the law, he certainly may have a valid claim against the company responsible for the maintenance and repair of the walkway.

A moving walkway that is not in proper repair can pose an unreasonable risk of injury to users.

The improper maintenance of a moving walkway can result in a dangerous condition.

In many states there are statutes or case decisions that require elevator and escalator maintenance businesses, as well as property owners, to exercise reasonable care to keep the equipment in their care in safe condition for the public using the equipment. And the duty to care for and maintain a moving walkway is no different.

I hope you found this information helpful. If you are a victim of someone’s carelessness, substandard medical care, product defect, work injury, or another personal injury, please call (219) 736-9700 with your questions. You can also learn more about us by visiting our website at DavidHolubLaw.com – while there, make sure you request a copy of our book “Fighting for Truth.”