Gym | Health Club Injuries

Gym and Health Club Injuries | Personal Injury Lawyer for Metro Houston

Injuries suffered by people exercising at gyms and health clubs are unfortunately a common occurrence. More than 50,000 people are treated in the emergency rooms of hospitals across the United States, according to an estimate by the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission. The plethora of different types of exercise equipment, heavy weights, exercise machines, hard floors, tripping hazards, varying skill levels of exercisers and the broad range of activity levels in a gym or health club combine to form an often formidable safety hazard.

Get Legal Help for your Gym or Health Club Injury

If you are injured in a gym or health club, select a highly experienced personal injury attorney to review your case. Contact the law office of Michael Lamson, P.C., for a free, non-obligation review of the facts in your legal situation. While gyms and health clubs have an inherently large number of potential hazards and risks, management of the facilities are responsible for mitigating the dangers to clients using the facilities. If you have questions about a case involving an injury sustained in a gym or health club, call the law office of Michael Lamson, P.C., who has represented people in personal injury cases since 1977.

Causes of Injuries at Gyms and Health Clubs

Certainly no one anticipates being injured in a gym or health club, but the truth is that injuries happen all too often, many times due to the negligence of the facility’s staff or management who fail to prevent safety hazards. Do not hesitate in contacting an experienced attorney if you or a family member has suffered an injury in a gym or health club. There are a several many circumstances that can cause injuries during events and gatherings of people, including:

• Equipment failure
• Exercise ball mishaps
• Falling weights
• Jump rope mishaps
• Poor lighting
• Poorly maintained premises
• Resistance band accidents
• Slip and fall hazards
• Swimming pool, spa and sauna accidents
• Treadmill hazards
• Weight machine accidents
• Other safety hazards