Diving Board Injuries
A swimming pool in the backyard is a luxury and a symbol of some degree of financial success in life. In the scorching summer months it offers a place for adults to cool off and relax and for children to stay active and wear themselves out having fun with siblings or friends. Diving boards create an added dimension of fun and give competitive divers the opportunity to practice their sport. But they also introduce further danger into an already risky situation, and diving board injuries can require costly medical treatment.
Depending upon the circumstances surrounding the injury of you or your child, it may be appropriate to file a legal action against the party or parties responsible for a diving board injury. This may include the manufacturer of the diving board, the company that installed the diving board, or the owner of the premises upon which the accident occurred. Contact the Waco premises liability lawyers at the Law Offices of Vic Feazell, P.C. at 877-948-4842 to learn more about your legal rights and options following a diving board injury.
Potential Injuries
Even multiple gold medal winner Greg Louganis has sustained significant injury as a result of contact with the diving board itself. And though millions were made aware of the risks of diving injuries as a result of his accident in the 1988 Olympics, fewer are conscious of the other points of contact at which a diver may be hurt. A malfunctioning diving board can leave a diver unprepared to enter the water and injury may occur as he or she breaks the surface.
More commonly, however, a diving board propels an individual too high into the air, creating a speed of entry too great for the depth of the pool, thereby threatening injurious impact with the bottom of the pool. Potential diving board injuries include:
- Traumatic Brain Injuries
- Severe Lacerations
- Sprains
- Strains
- Skull Fractures
- Drowning
Contact Us
Our team of experienced legal professionals is committed to helping you gain the financial compensation that you deserve to address the financial costs wrought by another’s negligence. Contact Waco diving board injury lawyer Vic Feazell, P.C. at 877-948-4842 if you have suffered injury or loss due to a preventable diving board accident.
