Every year, exercise equipment such as stationary bicycles, treadmills, and stair climbers causes personal injury to some 8,700 children under five years of age. U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission data show that an additional approximately 16,500 injuries occur each year to children ages five to fourteen.

Fractures and severe burns can result from children touching the belts of operating treadmills. Exercise equipment injuries happen to many adults as well. Manufacturing defects may prevent fitness machines from standing up to their intended uses. Abdominal exercisers and other apparatus intended to support users as they swing and move their bodies may have faulty welds that fail without warning. Some elliptical trainers and other devices may come with poorly written instructions that lead consumers to assemble them in ways that allow parts to disengage. Resistance pistons on some glider machines can simply come off during exercise. Each of these kinds of exercise equipment injury situations can lead to falls, head injuries, or broken bones.

If you or loved ones have been seriously injured in a treadmill, rowing machine, stationary bicycle, elliptical trainer, step machine, stair climber, or ski machine accident, you may have a products liability claim against the manufacturer or seller for medical costs, hospital bills, rehabilitation, lost wages, and other compensation. The Law Office of Dane E. Johnson offers a no-cost, no-obligation legal consultation to discuss your injuries and evaluate your potential claims. You may reach us through our convenient online attorney contact form, or call Portland, Oregon personal injury lawyer and products liability attorney Dane Johnson toll free at (800) 714-3204.