EXCLUSIVE: It comes as two former trampoline bosses who ran the notorious Flip Out Chester admitted in court to health and safety offences after 11 people broke their backs.
WARNING: Graphic content. Have YOU experienced trampoline park horror?Infuriated customers are calling for Britain's 'most dangerous trampoline parks' to be shut down after a string of horrifying accidents and gruesome injuries, MailOnline can exclusively reveal today.
In another park, a child jumped onto a play mat that was littered with a hammer and crowbar, left unattended by workmen. When a complaint was made to the company nothing was said or done, according to the concerned parent. Rebecca Louden claimed she took advice on how to jump from height into a foam pit only to have her ankle almost torn off as she took the plunge. Pictured: Rebecca's sliced open ankleAn X-ray of the metal rods placed in Lucy's back to help her recover following the horrific injury
David Shuttleworth and Matthew Melling, both 33, pleaded guilty to health and safety offences when they appeared at Chester Crown Court last month.The business duo admitted that they failed to prevent visitors being exposed to risk after a investigation found 270 known accidents occurred over a seven-week period between December 2016 and February 2017. They now face up to two years behind bars as well as a hefty fines.
Liza was left in 'most pain I've ever suffered' after leaping from a 13ft high platform into a foam pit at the 40,000 sq ft centre near Ellesmere Port in February 2017 Flip Out alone runs 31 sites across the country - with two more on its way. It is just one our of a handful of companies encouraging youngsters and families to spend an active day out in their indoor centres.
At the same park in Glasgow - which claims to be the largest trampoline arena in the world - dangerous work tools were left lying around, in easy reach of toddlers.Lucy undergoing a five-hour operation to place metal rods into her backLucy Jones also fell victim to the Tower Jump when she flung herself off it in January 2017 leaving her with a broken back
A mother-of-two, only wanting to be referred to as Collette, was at the Poole Flip Out when her accident occurred. 'I am lucky nothing happened to me or my children when driving more than half an hour home afterwards.'Lucy said she was left in the 'worst pain of her life' after she smashed her back at the Flip Out park in ChesterThe number of indoor trampolining attractions has mushroomed from just four in 2014 to more than 100. Pictured: Flip Out Chester
She told MailOnline: 'I was being encouraged to jump back by the staff member in the section to gain more height. As I jumped back my ankle rolled 90° under me as I landed on the trampoline breaking the ankle and opening it all the way up under the pressure. Horrific photos reveal the extent of Rebecca's injury, with blood pouring out of a huge cut on the side of her ankle bone.
'They should never have let that many children in - it was one of the most dangerous things I've ever taken a child to.'Those injured when playing at the trampoline park run by Shuttleworth and Melling have applauded the results form the court case. 'I landed in the way I'd been told to, but I was one of three people who suffered broken backs that day.
'But, when I landed, I felt the worst pain I have ever been through in my whole life. For a while, I couldn't breathe or feel anything.'Before attending the park, trampoline-goers are forced to sign a waiver, declaring any pre-existing medical issues and that 'participation can result in serious injury or death'
The dental nurse said it robbed her of experience of being an 18-year-old girl. Lucy said she had 'so much life ahead of me, but instead I faced a long recovery needing constant physiotherapy'. 'George is in a lot of pain and they said after the surgery he will need months to get back to normal or there could be complications.'The number of indoor trampolining attractions has mushroomed from just four in 2014 to more than 100
Mother-of-four Michelle Conway was left needing stitches after her top lip was ripped away from her nose during an accident at the trampoline park. 'My youngest child called for help as there was blood everywhere, I even tried to stay off the white mesh trampoline so as not to stain it. 'The force was that excessive the split went straight through the skin and I lost my frenulum, which is the piece of skin between the upper lip and gum.'
The number of injuries eventually became so severe that medics from the nearby Countess of Chester Hospital called a meeting with the park bosses following a surge in A&E attendances.
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