Beach Umbrella Dangers
The ocean is vast and full of dangers; there is a reason that sailors’ tailors have been full of ghost ships, enormous sea monsters, and seductive sirens that lead sailors to their own destruction. It stands to reason, then, that the surest way to stay safe is simply to get close to the water without going in. It is true that you can prevent drownings and shark attacks simply by staying on shore, but there are still plenty of mishaps that can happen even if you don’t get in the water. People have gotten injured and filed premises liability lawsuits when they slipped and fell on algae-covered docks, and in one case, a woman got injured when a seagull flew at her face at high speed while she walked on a pier. Likewise, the defective products that tend to malfunction spectacularly, resulting in litigation, are usually the ones that people use in the water. It is bad news if you are riding the waves when your jet ski, surfboard, or flotation device goes kaputt. Despite this, even the umbrellas that keep the sun off of you while you sit on the beach and avoid danger can carry dangers of their own. A New Jersey woman suffered injuries during an unfortunate encounter with a beach umbrella. If you got injured because of the improper design of a piece of beach equipment, contact a South Jersey defective product lawyer.
Woman Injured by Giant Umbrella on Asbury Park Beach
In the parts of the country where the weather is warm enough for trips to the beach year-round, a windy day might be enough to make you stay home, but not on the Jersey Shore. Here, the beach going season is short enough that, if the sun is shining, you go to the beach, no matter the wind speed. The beachgoers turned up at Asbury Beach on a windy day and, as the law and the market dictate, so did the lifeguards. When the wind picked up, it knocked the lifeguard who was stationed near Third Avenue off her elevated chair, causing her to fall on top of a nearby beach umbrella. The pointed top of the umbrella impaled her shoulder. Her injuries were not life-threatening, but she may require surgery.
Because the injured person was at work when the injury happened, she can cover her accident-related medical expenses by filing a workers’ compensation claim. If anyone else had been injured in a similar accident, it would make sense to file a product liability claim. Beach umbrellas do not need to have pointy tips. While someone falling on top of an umbrella is a rare event, a windy day can likewise cause an umbrella to become airborne, and the pointed tip can hit someone and cause injury.
Contact Monaco Law About Dangerous Products Accidents
Contact Monaco Law PC in Marlton, New Jersey to discuss your dangerous products accident case. Joseph Monaco is a New Jersey and Pennsylvania personal injury lawyer serving Atlantic County, Burlington County, Cape May County, Camden County, Cumberland County, Gloucester County, Mercer County, Middlesex County, Ocean County, Salem County and all of South Jersey.
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