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Personal gymnastics injury...would you claim?
Hutchch0920
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About 9 months ago I was at a private gymnastics session when I fell through a hole in the floor.
The gym has a concrete pit about 6-8 feet deep which is covered by a trampoline. The springs are covered by a padded edging which on this corner was broken. Instead the hole was covered in fabric of the same colour but that could in no way bear my weight.
The hole had been there a long time before, and in the months leading up to my fall the hole had been covered by something else which had writing on it to the effect of "do not stand on". The gym were aware of the problem and had actually purchased new coverings which got put on a couple of days after my fall.
On falling through the hole I became wedged between the springs and the concrete. My coach pulled me out of the hole and we noticed a big scrape down my left leg. It has now healed and the damage although superficial, is a white scar of about 12cm and 7-8mm wide at its widest.
No doubt the club is insured for this sort of thing, and my coach keeps prompting me to make a claim against them, however I do not want to become barred from the facility and this is why I have not put a claim in so far. In addition, I would not want the claim to financially jeopardise the facility as it is like my second home, and also home to many talented children and the odd Olympian!
I would also note I have injured myself lots of times doing gymnastics but this is the only occasion where has been the fault of the equipment that has caused the injury rather than my use of it.
I am curious about what others would do and also if anyone can advise if they think it is likely that I would get banned from making a claim or that it would be a big problem for the club?
The gym has a concrete pit about 6-8 feet deep which is covered by a trampoline. The springs are covered by a padded edging which on this corner was broken. Instead the hole was covered in fabric of the same colour but that could in no way bear my weight.
The hole had been there a long time before, and in the months leading up to my fall the hole had been covered by something else which had writing on it to the effect of "do not stand on". The gym were aware of the problem and had actually purchased new coverings which got put on a couple of days after my fall.
On falling through the hole I became wedged between the springs and the concrete. My coach pulled me out of the hole and we noticed a big scrape down my left leg. It has now healed and the damage although superficial, is a white scar of about 12cm and 7-8mm wide at its widest.
No doubt the club is insured for this sort of thing, and my coach keeps prompting me to make a claim against them, however I do not want to become barred from the facility and this is why I have not put a claim in so far. In addition, I would not want the claim to financially jeopardise the facility as it is like my second home, and also home to many talented children and the odd Olympian!
I would also note I have injured myself lots of times doing gymnastics but this is the only occasion where has been the fault of the equipment that has caused the injury rather than my use of it.
I am curious about what others would do and also if anyone can advise if they think it is likely that I would get banned from making a claim or that it would be a big problem for the club?
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What injury did you sustain?0
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You should claim - you don't pay for a gym then expect to be injured by faulty equipment.
They won't victimise you at all - that would be a poor business decision! (Think of all the bad publicity that would ensue - death trap gym bars customer for suing them over dangerous equipment)0
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