New York Product Liability Lawyers

Playground Injuries

Injuries in playground settings are becoming more and more frequent. It is a heartbreaking thing when someone's child is injured to the point of debilitation due to faulty playground obstacles. Our personal injury New York product liability lawyers can assist you with all of your legal troubles involving injuries suffered to you, your child, or anyone you know in playground settings.

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From 1990 to August 2000, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has reports of nearly 150 deaths to children under the age of 15 involving playground equipment; at least 90 of these occurred in a home setting.

To help prevent injuries from falls and other hazards on home playgrounds, the following safety tips are recommended:

• Install and maintain at least 9 inches of wood chips, mulch, or shredded rubber for play equipment up to 7 feet high. If sand or pea gravel is used, install at least a 9-inch layer for play equipment up to 5 feet high. Or, use surfacing mats made of safety-tested rubber or rubber-like materials.

• Playground Swing Injury. Install protective surfacing at least six feet in all directions from play equipment. For swings, the surface should extend, in back and front, twice the height of the suspending bar.

• Injury or death from attached ropes, jump ropes, clotheslines, or pet leashes to the equipment.

• Smooth sharp points or edges.
  
• Check for openings in guardrails or between ladder rungs. Spaces should be either less than 3 1/2 inches or more than 9 inches so that they don't present an entrapment hazard.
  
• Always supervise young children to make sure they are safe.
  
• Swing manufacturer error, faulty swing construction leading to severe injury, swings recalled
  
• Lead paint problems on playground equipment | playground equipment Lead Hazard Study

If your child has suffered injuries while in a home or public playground, you may be able to acquire adequate compensation do to possible product liability issues. Please contact our lawyers for more information.