Paulette Metoyer
May 13, 2019 07:08
I went to Jazzercise in winter. But when Spring came it began to rain and heated up. The management failed to turn on the AC to reduce the humidity. They had a tiny dehumidifier in front of the auditorium which was insufficient to dehumidify such a large space. When the air became humid the floor became sticky and during a routine dance my shoe essentially stuck to the floor causing me to fall. While not apparent until 2 days later, I was seriously injured and will need physical therapy for the next 3 months and possibly other medical treatment depending on the response to PT.
After the fall I was approached and told by numerous participants that "everyone here has fallen" as a result of the floor getting sticky in humid weather. I was told that the stickyness is worse in the front of the room. Three people separately told me that they had each personally spoken to management about the problem after they had fallen and asked to turn on the AC but management has thus far refused to do so. I am bothered by the fact that the floor is a safety issue that has been previously brought to their attention and not addressed, particularly when doing so is so simple as turning on the AC when the weather becomes humid.
When I fell there was no report taken of the incident. I suspect that they routinely do not keep track of falls so they have no record of how many people have fallen and what, if any, injuries have been sustained. When signing into Jazzercise you are asked to sign a waiver regarding personal injury. However this waiver does not protect them from litigation if they are negligent. And failing to turn on the AC after numerous reports of falls due to an identified problem is negligence. It is comparable to McDonalds' failure to lower the 170 degree temperature of their coffee (scalding/burning temperatures) to a level of 120 degrees (tolerable) after being informed of numerous burns by their customers.
The classes are good and they are fun but there appears to be more regard for the electricity bill than personal safety of the participants.