PACKAGE DELIVERY PERSON CLAIM AGAINST HOMEOWNER – FELL ON ICE INJURY
Our personal injury lawyers represent Postal Service workers and Amazon workers injured while delivering a package to a homeowner. Most of these cases are dog bites. But there are also many cases of people injured on the property while making a delivery. For example, in one case, a delivery person fell through the front steps of a house. Of course, the most common property injury cases in Minnesota come from uncontrolled ice in the winter.
With Winter coming again soon, we thought it would be appropriate to remind homeowners. If you are expecting a package delivery, you must make sure there is a safe path to your front door. Always shovel and salt your walkway when you are expecting a delivery. Of course, you should also do this for your own safety and for other people who might visit you. But a letter carrier or package delivery person has no choice but to come on your property. And they are coming to you at your request. The post office has rules that require their carriers to wear safe boots and take other precautions, but the homeowner still has responsibility to keep their property safe.
COMPENSATION FOR DELIVERY PERSON OR MAIL CARRIER
If an Amazon delivery person or U.S. Postal Service employee is injured on a homeowner’s property, the worker has rights to compensation. First, they will get workers compensation. However, if the property was not properly maintained by the homeowner, there is also a claim against the homeowner’s insurance. The delivery person is just doing their job. When they are injured because of uncontrolled ice, they miss work and undergo medical treatment. Many of our clients require surgery and have a long recovery. Sometimes, the injuries are permanent.
Our lawyers handle slip fall or other accident injury cases throughout Minnesota. We pursue claims against the homeowner‘s insurance to recover medical bills, lost wages, and additional compensation for our injured clients. As a homeowner, you can avoid this situation by shoveling and putting down sand or salt when you are expecting a delivery.