Closing the door on a cluttered garage won't make the mess go away, but that's what people do anyway.
In a new survey of homeowners by the Home Safety Council in Washington, D.C., about 60 percent of those polled said they were concerned about the dangers in their own garage. A third had experienced a garage-related injury.
Falling is the greatest danger. Whether from tripping on clutter or slipping on a wet or oily surface, a third of all garage injuries are from falls.
Being hit by a falling object is common. Boxes and stacked objects should be placed on sturdy shelves.
Store combustibles such as oil, paint, gasoline or kerosene outside.
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader’s money, real estate, and business coverage.