A Bergen County woman has filed suit against the owners of Retro Fitness, claiming she fell off a machine while exercising and landed on weights left on the floor by another gym user.
Aysun Kahraman, 51, of North Arlington, says in court papers she was seriously hurt when she fell off an apparatus and landed on dumbbells that another person had failed to re-rack.
The incident occurred on Oct. 8, 2020, at the gym located in the 100 block of Schuyler Avenue in North Arlington, states the suit, filed Oct. 7 in Superior Court of Bergen County.
“Kahraman was injured when using a hamstring machine, (and) she was caused to fall, hitting her head on dumbbells left on the floor,” the suit states, adding the woman’s injuries were “serious and permanent.”
The lawsuit alleges Retro Fitness and its workers were responsible for keeping the premises free of hazards.
A corporate spokesperson for Retro Fitness did not immediately respond on Friday to a request for comment on the suit.
Retro Fitness, which was founded in 2005, has 175 gyms across the United States and multiple locations in New Jersey. The chain is the third largest in the “high-value, low-price” fitness business, the company website states.
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Retro Fitness member seriously hurt in fall onto weights left on floor, lawsuit says – NJ.com
