Gym Equipment Accident Leads To Broken Ribs

Gym Equipment Accident Leads To Broken Ribs

The accident took place at a Virgin Gym on the Strand in London when the 49 - extent ancient man was lifting weights as moiety of his daily work out. The man had been using an inflatable stability ball, of a kind initiate in gyms across the country to substructure his back whilst lifting the weights. In the man’s own words, he heard a “big bang” and the rib “just obscured from beneath ( him ) ”. The man was taken to hospital where his injuries were assessed. The 80kg weight he had been lifting at the point had caused extensive damage to his chest, outset him with broken ribs, a collapsed right lung, fluid on his lungs and other injuries to his jaw and back.
The gym was taken to court by Westminster council for health and safety breaches. Virgin Active, who ran the gym, pleaded authoritative to breaching the duty of care it owed to all members under the Health and Safety Act. According to the gym group’s attorney, the previous health and safety executive at the site had failed to take out a extensive assessment of the risks involved with using inflatable balls of the type involved in this accident. Additionally, employees at the gym were unaware that the balls were liable to guffaw if they were nicked, scuffed or cut or the external rubber was bleedin' in any other way.
Making a claim for broken ribs or other gym related injury
This case highlights two issues close to anyone who deals with personal injury law, the issues of defective equipment and of penurious health and safety procedures. In this case the party of these two factors lead to a very serious accident for the gym user which could very well have been fatal. The gym bastinado had not predisposed desired care of the equipment that was provided for members’ use and they also had not been made aware of the risks artificial by the inflatable stability balls – falsely behind one the balls would not howl if crushed.
Whilst Camps Solicitors did not act in this case, our solicitors and legal staff have helped hundreds of people injured in accidents that have been caused by a business or organisation’s strapped health and safety procedures. Our personal injury lawyers have built their reputations on successfully securing compensation claims for people who have been injured as a aftermath of someone else’s negligence. If you have been injured in the gym, at work or on the road and it was not your fault, we can help you to secure the accident compensation you deserve.