Winter Slip & Fall Risk Calculator

1Your inputs

Build your estimate

Use your internal safety data where available. The starting values are planning defaults.

Employees exposed to winter conditions Your outfitted workforce

Enter between 1 and 1,000,000 employees.

Estimated annual winter slip-and-fall incidents Number of employees

The starting value is 2% of employees exposed. You can replace it with your own estimate.

Enter between 0 and 1,000,000 employees.

Average cost per incident Claims, care, and lost time

Default: $48,000 per medically consulted workplace injury (NSC, 2024). This is a broad economic estimate, not an employer-specific claim cost. Replace it with your organization’s own estimated cost.

Enter a cost from $0 to $10,000,000.

Estimated ice cleat cost per employee $45

This is an estimate. Actual prices vary based on the type of ice cleats required for each job and work environment.

50% reduction Modeled slip-and-fall improvement

2Your estimate

Potential annual impact

Estimated net savings $217,500

After subtracting the estimated $22,500 cost to outfit your workforce.

What this estimate means

Your estimate shows 10 winter slips each year, costing about $480,000. Outfitting 500 employees could cost $22,500 and may save $217,500 after that cost. Your planning risk score is 50 out of 100.

Winter workplace risk score

50/ 100

Elevated risk

Planning index—not an industry benchmark. Weighted by incident likelihood (50%), exposed workforce (30%), and average incident cost (20%).

Estimated incidents 10.0 before prevention

Accident cost exposure $480,000 modeled annual total

Cost to outfit employees $22,500 at $45 per person

Estimated gross savings $240,000 at 50% reduction

Clear by design

How the estimate works

The financial estimate and risk score use the inputs you provide and the 50% improvement assumption shown in the calculator.

Planning note: This calculator provides an illustrative estimate, not a guarantee of future safety or financial performance. Replace defaults with your organization’s claims and cost data. Indirect costs are not included.

Estimate accident exposureEstimated annual winter incidents × average cost per incident.

Calculate the risk scoreConvert estimated incidents into a rate based on exposed employees, then combine likelihood (50%), workforce size (30%), and incident cost (20%) into a 1–100 planning index.

Model the prevention benefitAccident cost exposure × the fixed 50% slip-and-fall reduction assumption.

Calculate net savingsEstimated gross savings minus exposed employees multiplied by your selected $40 to $50 outfitting cost.

Turn the estimate into a plan

Your workforce is not one-size-fits-all. Your traction program shouldn’t be either.

A Winter Walking specialist can help you match Walking Traction®, Working Traction®, and Transitional Traction® ice cleats to each employee’s exposure, work surface, and indoor/outdoor movement.

Speak with a Product Specialist