Gym Accident Claims

Your gym has a legal duty to ensure your safety while using their facilities.  If you have suffered an accident in a gym that was due to damaged or faulty equipment, poor maintenance of the gym area or a lack of an induction showing you how to correctly use the gym equipment then you may be wondering whether you can make a gym injury compensation claim.

Many gyms will have a waiver inserted into their contracts that in the event of an accident or injury you are unable to sue for compensation, but most people are unaware that this doesn’t mean you cannot take any legal action. Your gym cannot avoid their responsibility for providing you with a safe environment and the right training to use the gym safely.

What to do if you’ve suffered an accident?

The actions you take following a gym injury can significantly impact your claim. Here’s what to do to help support your claim:

1. If the injury is severe, seek medical help immediately. This creates an official record of your gym injury, which can be crucial for your claim.
2. Make sure the gym records the incident in their accident book – you should ensure that this is done as soon as possible. If you are unable to do this yourself, then get someone you trust to report the injury to gym management on your behalf. It’s important to choose someone you trust as you need to ensure the correct account of the event is logged in the accident book.
3. Take photos of the accident scene, the faulty equipment, and your injuries.  If you are not sure what to photograph, our team can guide you on the specific details and angles to capture to strengthen your claim.
4. Collect contact information for any witnesses to the accident this can help back up your account of the gym accident and is useful if our solicitors have to argue liability for you.
5. Make your own notes of the details of the accident as soon as possible. This includes what happened, how it happened, when it happened, which gym staff were supervising and what they said and did.
6. Keep a record of any costs you’ve had to pay as a result of your injury, as we may be able to claim for these as well as your lost earnings.

Making a claim for compensation

A claim can be made if you have suffered an accident whilst at the gym depending on how the accident happened and whether it was due to the gym’s negligence.

To make a successful gym injury compensation claim, we need to prove that your injury was caused by the gym’s negligence. This could be due to:

• Failure to maintain equipment.
• Unsafe conditions like wet floors.
• Lack of proper induction or instruction on using the equipment.

If you wish to make a gym injury compensation claim then this is where Aequitas Legal comes in. Our solicitors will help you compile evidence and will ensure you understand where you stand at every stage of the process, as well as what your options are going forward.

Why choose Aequitas Legal

Our solicitors will provide you with easy-to-understand advice and guidance throughout the gym injury claims process, helping to ease the burden of coping with your gym injury. We understand that gym injuries place pressure on you and your family, which is why we’re here to ensure you receive the compensation required to aid and support your recovery.

We are proud of the positive reviews our clients have left for us on Google and Review Solicitors. These testimonials reflect our commitment to providing excellent service and achieving great outcomes for our clients.

We approach each case proactively and with sensitivity and care. We are here to help you find the answers you deserve and to get the best possible results for you and your family.

Do you have a case?

Taking the step to ask for help after a gym injury that has happened through no fault of your own can be difficult. We use our many years’ experience in dealing with gym injury claims to get the compensation you deserve to recover.

 Start your claim today

If you would like to see where you stand in regards to a gym injury compensation claim then call us now for a free, no obligation chat on 0161 250 9790 or fill out the form here.