Each year, the US CPSC estimates roughly 200,000 playground injuries occur in the United States. Oftentimes, the playground equipment and/or the protective surfacing are implicated as a proximate cause of the injury. Additional theories should be explored to determine liability including: 1) standards compliance, 2) age-appropriateness, 3) installation, 4) maintenance and 5) supervision. To bolster any argument regarding liability, an analysis should be developed to compare playground hazards to potential injury mechanisms.
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