Parents of 12-year-old Reece Geisler are suing the local authority for installing a perilous piece of equipment in the playground and not maintaining enough safety measures. They have taken legal action against Kirklees Council, which installed the see-saw in 2009 and was the cause of their son’s unfortunate accident. The council runs the play area at present.
Geisler suffered personal injuries when he was thrown off a rotating see-saw at Fern Lea Playground in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. He had not fallen on the rubber matting around the equipment but had hit his head on the concrete edging instead, thus leading to a damaged skull and eye socket as well as a blood clot on the brain. The boy luckily survived after undergoing an emergency surgery at a nearby hospital. He is still experiencing double vision as he is recovering at home.
A personal injury compensation claim, specifically for brain injury, has been filed by the victim against Kirklees Council for the remuneration of not only physical damages but also the trauma of the experience. According to Geisler’s mother, they are doing this not to take revenge or to gain financial reward but for the council to recognise its fault and to make the entire playground safer for children in the future. However, the council has reported that no defects had been discovered in the see-saw. At the moment, their representative refuses to divulge additional information for the reason that the case is still ongoing.
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