HONEL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE, INC.

Current statistics from the Consumer Product Safety Commission repors that more than 200,000 children are injured on playgrounds each year with injuries that require emergency room treatment.  75% of these injurs occur on public playground equipment.  Lack of propery supervision is a factor in 40% of all playground incidents. Of the incidents reported:

• 67% involve falls or equipment failure

•   8% hazards around but not related to the equipment

•   7% collisions with other children or equipment

•   7% entrapments

• 11% other

Approximately 15% of the injuries recorded were classified as severe, with 3% requiring hospitalization.  40 deaths were associated with playground equipment between 2001-2008.  Of the deaths reported, 27 were the result of hanging or other asphyxiations and 7 were the result of head or neck injuries. The average age of the deaths recorded during this period was 6 years of age with a median age of 4 years.

 

Inspections are designed to ensure that the play environment meets the current safety standards.