Swimming Pool Accidents

Massachusetts Pool Accidents - Swimming and Diving

While most people think of a swimming pool as a great place to cool off on a hot day, some of the most horrific injury cases we have handled have occurred in pools. Severe swimming pool accidents are rare, but if you or anyone in your family has had the misfortune of suffering a severe swimming or diving accident, contact the Greater Boston personal injury lawyers at Kenney & Conley.

Swimming pool safety demands that the area be secured from curious children or intruders, have supervision appropriate to the ages of the persons using the pool, and be properly maintained for water cleanliness and proper chemical balances. If a diving board is present, measures need to be taken to keep swimmers and divers from endangering one another. Signs pointing out particular hazards or warnings should also be plainly displayed.

The injuries characteristic of swimming pool accidents include the following:

• Fractures resulting from improper diving or falling on hard, wet surfaces around the pool
• Head and brain injuries or spinal cord damage resulting from collisions in the pool or unsafe diving conditions
• Infection or illness caused by bacteria in the water
• Toxic reaction to excessive use of chemicals
• Brain damage resulting from lack of oxygen in near drowning accidents, particularly those involving children
• Death by drowning

The defendants in a swimming pool accident case might include a homeowner or condominium association, an apartment building owner, a pool maintenance service, a day camp or summer camp, a school district or university, or a resort operator. In some cases, where negligent installation or repair of a pool played a role in the accident, the manufacturer or installer might be held to account as well.

Our swimming pool liability lawyers will perform a careful investigation of all of the circumstances of the accident in order to firmly establish your claim against the right defendants, and to make sure that the full extent of your losses are properly documented and presented for compensation. For further information about the scope of our services in a swimming pool accident case, contact the Massachusetts personal injury attorneys at Kenney & Conley in Braintree.

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