Atomic trampoline is not a safe place for adventurous children, not well maintained, and is understaffed. A horrifying or even traumatic experience might be the best words to describe my time there. This story is not an exaggeration.
The short storyā¦ There was no staff anywhere regulating anything in the jumping area. In the foam pit, a boy climbed to the top of the padded wall. He fell through a gap between the net and the padded wall, 10 to 12 feet to concrete below. There were steel bar supports between top and floor he could have hit while falling. He at the least fractured both his arms and could have broke other things that were not obvious.
The Long storyā¦ Early afternoon on March 27, 2022, my son had a birthday party at Atomic Trampoline with about 15 kids. I was standing next to the foam pool taking pictures of my son playing when I suddenly heard a boy crying. He began wailing, not an ordinary cry. I was concerned. He was close but I couldn't figure out where the cry was coming from. I realized it was coming from under the trampoline.
I tried to figure out how to get to him, but I couldn't, so I started looking for staff. There was no staff anywhere in the entire jumping area. I ran to the front desk where there was a young man working. I told him there was a boy stuck and possibly hurt under the foam pit. He looked at me with a blank stair and began slowly walking to the pit. I told him he should hurry, but he ignored my suggestion. I ran ahead since there was no sense of urgency on his part.
When I got back to the foam pool the boys mother had pulled a wall panel off to provide access under the pit. I couldn't see him but heard his screams. Knowing he needed immediate help, I jumped down about 5 - 7 feet to the concrete below that was cover in an inch of lint. It was dark and dirty. I heard screaming in a different area from before and saw him moving on the floor in the dark. He had moved, trying to find a way out. I quickly got to him but was scared to move him because I knew he was hurt. He was rolling around in agonizing pain. That is when his dad jumped down the same way I came in. I called him over to where we were. It was dark and hard to see. He immediately picked his son up and held him in his arms. I could tell both the boy and his father where scared, but I was trying to stay calm to help the situation. The worker was no where to be found. He never came down or attempted to.
His father carried him to where we jumped down so we could look at him in some light to see how badly he was hurt. It was still dark though. We saw some blood on his dirty face around his mouth. His father wanted to get him out, so I climbed up (not easy). He lifted the boy up to me where I was able to cradle him and lay him on the ground where his mother and a group of people had congregated.
The boy was still wailing in pain and never stopped during this entire experience. Now that we could see in the light, I saw both his arms were fractured. Every time he raised his arms his wrists and hands hung limp. The boy's mother called an ambulance first, then the young staff worker also called. We tried to keep the boy calm until medical help arrived. A first-responder in the building (not staff) came over to help to ensure the situation was not life threatening. Then a person on staff that was some kind of medical person showed up much later after we already had things under control. She must have been on break. When the ambulance and medical staff arrived, I got out the way.
After talking to a staff member later, I found out there was a known gap between the net and the padded wall. The boy's mom was close to me but was not paying attention, probably only a minute. The 7-year-old boy climbed to the top and fell through the gap. Yes, there are signs that say not to do this, but anyone with a little boy knows they constantly test boundaries, especially in an environment like this one.
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