A Jacuzzi or Hot Tub May Be an Unsuspecting Death Trap – Pennsylvania Hot Tub Accident Lawyer Weighs In
Last week while traveling on business to Israel after a long day’s work I decided to take a relaxing respite in a Jacuzzi whirlpool hot tub. Although I am 55 years old and not a “light weight” individual, I was suddenly and with great force sucked into the underwater intake of the hot tub pump. Prior to my entry to the hot tub, I witnessed a number of children ages 4 to 8 years old in the whirlpool, some of them with long hair, and instantly I thought that this hot tub presented an accident waiting to happen with a rather obvious safety hazard and a potential death trap to unsuspecting individuals.
As an experienced Pennsylvania swimming pool and hot tub drowning accident lawyer since 1979, I have investigated and have witnessed numerous factors concerning unfortunate accidental drownings, loss of limbs, injuries to bowels and other organs as a result of defective swimming pools, pumps, or drains without proper safety features in place. Statistics reveal that one quarter of all drowning deaths in the United States occur to children under the age of 16. Swimming pools and hot tubs are more often the sites of wrongful deaths due to drowning accidents.
If you or a loved one has been injured in a swimming pool or hot tub accident, you should speak with an experienced premises liability and swimming pool or hot tub accident lawyer. We have been able to hold pool manufacturers and pump manufacturers responsible for defective products. These defective products become known when pumps or drains are installed or distributed without proper safety features in place.
