Have you ever been injured while skydiving?

[MikeTJumps 4]

One sprained ankle from a stupid turn under a StarLite round, one dislocated toe from a Tandem student stepping hard on my foot during landing, and one sore knee (stressed ligaments) from trying to stop a Tandem student from falling down.

Not bad for 25.7 years in the sport.

Mike Turoff
Instructor Examiner, USPA
Co-author of Parachuting, The Skydiver's Handbook

[kyros1 0]

Nope, hope nothing in future

[dove 0]

1 hard opening that apparently damaged the nerves in my back enough so that they bled and left the back of my legs black and blue for weeks. (hehe - I was married at the time... try hiding that from your husband!)

1 freefall collision resulting in 2 broken ribs, bruised lung, nerve damage in my arm, almost bit my tongue completely off, and trauma to stomach, diaphragm and intestines.

1 shattered/compressed tibial plateau from locking my knee on landing. DOH! Non-weight bearing for 12 weeks, 2 weeks partial and then 2 more weeks till I jumped again.

1 broken thumb from who-knows-what on a jump.


I've reached my quota, thank you. I am done with injuries.

Fall in dove.

[katecooper 0]

25 years jumping
1 broken ankle (turbulence on final)
1 dislocated shoulder (DC 3 exit, 40 way)
50 stictches in forehead (canopy collision on opening)

When I made my first jump, my jumpmaster told us:

1 jump or 10,000, jump knowing that you will have a malfunction and you will get hurt.

he was right.

k8

[canopywhore 0]

One broken femur less than a year ago. I ended up with a rod and 2 screws in my leg. I also had a nice 5 night stay at the hospital in Aurora Illinois. I've made over 100 jumps since. I had to travel all the way from Az to do it too.The only other injuries are sore back from hard openings or cameraman falling on me.

[skychic68 0]

I think injuries are very common to jumpers. whether it be broken bones or scrapes and bruises. It is the nature of the sport.
Broken ankle.....w/ hardware

Knee problems

Back broblems

Chronic muscle pains

Neck injuries from video

And always the pccassional owies from hard landings

Be careful everyone!!!!!!!!

Que sera sera

[sneaky 0]

I have had Broken Nose ( Someones knee in the face on exit )
Cracked Heel Bone ( end of swoop,foot clipped raised congrete bit in front of manifest ...jez..it hurt!! )
Broken Sternum ( Kneed myself in the chest after pounding bigstyle on a pond swoop)
Oh and a Herniated Vertabre from a Tandem slammer

Perment neck pains from countless slammers during video....

[redtwiga 0]

Broken toe, messed up knee, something's wrong with my shoulder. Worst of all, I was running down the gravel runway a few weeks ago to talk to someone, tripped and REALLY took the skin off my knees and hands so I haven't been able to pack for myself. This is why I skydive. It's safer than staying on the ground.

[dsbbreck 0]

Shattered L4 Vertabrae and destroyed right ankle.
2 weeks in the hospital, 5 surgeries. Somedays I hurt and somedays I think I'm stronger because of it. It's definately made me a better, more heads up, skydiver.

David

"Socrates wasn't killed because he had the answer.......he was killed because he asked the question."

[mazevedo 0]

My leg muscle pulled on landing. Went to ER, nothing special but it was one month away from DZ. Actually I guess I had that muscule pulled playing soccer (these sports can be really dangerous!!!).

[ZigZagMarquis 9]

10 years jumping....

Lots of bumps and bruises and a few cuts and scrapes here and there.

A couple of cracked ribs from a freefall collision.

A broken / shattered right ankle... broken Tib & Fib, 8 screws and a plate to put back together... while being a dumbass on landing once.

Touch wood... hope thats it from here on out.

[Vertifly 0]

Freefall collision.

Knee to the chin by a dude in Perris.

Went to hospital for stitching.

Slept for two days after.

Very concerned about flying close to people now.

[mr2mk1g 10]

sliced my hand open trying to push the roler door up a little further. Didnt appear to be a big cut but freefall must have made it bleed a lot cos there was blood everywhere on landing. Damnit I still have spots of it on my break toggles and slider...

[softnotes 0]

Dislocated left shoulder
Some ankle sprains
Broken toe

Blue Skies
SoftNotes
"That's not flying.... that's falling with style!"

[Kurtz 0]

Broken ankle on first jump of weekend. Flared far too low. Did not know the ankle was broken at first. Felt a "crunch", but thought I had just strained it. As I lay there saw my foot was at a funny angle to my leg, and then knew I had messed up. Oh well. Still recovering and intent on buying a bigger chute.

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