Death of SurveyMonkey CEO Shows Treadmill Risks Are Common
Although treadmill-related deaths like that of SurveyMonkey CEO Dave Goldberg are rare in the United States, treadmill-related injuries are not, according to a story in The Boston Globe.
Hospital emergency room staff in the U.S. saw 24,400 treadmill-related injuries in 2014, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
For the 10-year period ending in 2012, the commission reported 30 treadmill-related deaths nationwide. By comparison, the University of Florida’s worldwide shark attack summary recorded 8 shark-related fatalities in the U.S. during the same time period.
In 2012, the story continues, emergency rooms treated 62,700 injuries caused by exercise equipment. Treadmill accidents were the most frequent.
Read the full Boston Globe report here.
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