{"id":13535,"date":"2021-04-29T11:59:34","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T15:59:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dfwcounsel.com\/?p=13535"},"modified":"2021-04-29T11:59:34","modified_gmt":"2021-04-29T15:59:34","slug":"peloton-treadmill-injury-read-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dfwcounsel.com\/peloton-treadmill-injury-read-this\/","title":{"rendered":"Peloton Treadmill Injury?\u00a0 Read This. \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fitness equipment company Peloton has come under pressure from regulators and consumer groups to recall its treadmill after numerous injuries were reported.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>A federal safety agency, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, told people with young children and pets to stop using the treadmills and issued a safety warning regarding the Peloton Tread+ treadmill. According to the CPSC, there have been 39 \u201cincidents,\u201d of injuries, including one death, related to Peloton\u2019s treadmill.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>According to the agency, the height of the machine\u2019s base off the ground as well as the design of the running belt make it dangerous to pets and children.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>This photo shows the distance between the floor and the ground, which could allow a child or pet to be pulled under the machine:<\/p>\n<p>The agency also indicated it was investigating the design of the running belt.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>The agency took issue with the Tread+\u2019s \u201cunusual belt design that uses individual rigid rubberized slats or treads that are interlocked and ride on a rail.\u201d Most other treadmills have a thinner, continuous belt.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Peloton has indicated that it will not recall the treadmill, and that it does not intend to make any changes to its design.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Peloton\u2019s stock has fallen more than 32% over the past three months since January 14 of this year, after it previously surged more than 400% since the pandemic. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you or a loved one has been injured by a Peloton treadmill, speak with an experienced attorney as soon as possible to learn of your legal rights.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Josh Borsellino is an experienced Texas attorney that is available to answer your questions about Peloton treadmill injuries at no cost or obligation to you.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Call Josh at 817.908.9861 or email him <a href=\"mailto:josh@dfwcounsel.com\">here<\/a> for a free consultation. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fitness equipment company Peloton has come under pressure from regulators and consumer groups to recall its treadmill after numerous injuries were reported.\u00a0 A federal safety agency, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, told people with young children and pets to stop using the treadmills and issued a safety warning regarding the Peloton Tread+ treadmill. According to&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3899,3892],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dfwcounsel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13535"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dfwcounsel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dfwcounsel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dfwcounsel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dfwcounsel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13535"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dfwcounsel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13535\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dfwcounsel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dfwcounsel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dfwcounsel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}