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Diving Board Dangers

Activities that take place in or on water are the number one cause of spinal cord injuries resulting from sports and recreation activities in the U.S. Every year there are close to 13,000 diving-board injuries that are serious enough to require the medical attention provided by a hospital. Of these 13,000, nearly 800 are spinal cord injuries.

Many accidents that occur in or around swimming pools include:

• Hitting the bottom of the pool due to insufficient depth.
• Hitting the sides of the pool.
• Hitting protruding waterpipes, ladders, or other objects in the pool.

Diving in shallow water is never a good idea and should be prohibited whenever possible. Many backyard pools in the U.S. are above ground pools, which only have an average depth of 3 feet.

There are four major factors involved in the use of a diving board which contribute to spinal injuries:

• Diving too deeply off of a diving board or the side and striking the bottom of the pool.
• Diving too far out off of the board or the side and hitting the upslope portion of the pool or pushing off of the wall and hitting the upslope.
• Diving or sliding into shallow water and striking the bottom.
• Striking an underwater object.

If you have experienced a spinal cord injury due to a diving board, contact the Green Bay diving injury lawyers of Habush Habush & Rottier, S.C. at 1-800-757-8644 to discuss your case and to schedule an initial consultation. The owner or manager of the pool may be liable for your injuries.