The Little League World Collection will proceed to make use of single beds positioned on the ground following a critical harm to a younger boy final yr who fell out of his bunk mattress and hit his head.
Easton Oliverson, a 12-year-old enjoying for the Snow Canyon Little League crew out of Santa Clara, Utah, suffered a fractured cranium final August after falling off the highest bunk whereas sleeping on the Williamsport, Pennsylvania, dormitory advanced.
Gamers heat up earlier than the Little League World Collection Championship sport between the West Area crew from Honolulu and the Caribbean Area crew from Willemstad, Curacao, on the Little League Worldwide Advanced on Aug. 28, 2022 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. (Joshua Bessex/Getty Photos)
“Out of an abundance of warning, we positioned all beds individually on the ground throughout final yr’s World Collection, and in preparation for the 2023 Little League Worldwide Match, Little League determined to supply its individuals with single, one-level beds for all of their participant housing at every of its match areas, together with these in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, the place the dormitories can accommodate all 14 single beds,” Little League Worldwide mentioned Monday in an announcement.
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Easton’s dad and mom, Jace and Nancy Oliverson, filed a negligence lawsuit in September in opposition to the league and the corporate that made the mattress, saying there was no railing on the highest bunk.
The lawsuit sought greater than $50,000 for Easton’s care and punitive damages, based on The Related Press.
“All we’ve been by, and it was 100% preventable,” Nancy Oliverson instructed “Good Morning America” in Might.
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A picture of Mountain Area Champion Little League crew member Easton Oliverson is displayed on the scoreboard at Volunteer Stadium through the opening ceremony of the 2022 Little League World Collection baseball match in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, Aug 17, 2022. (AP Picture/Gene J. Puskar, File)
Jace Oliverson mentioned he was woke up by Easton’s coach the evening of the accident, who instructed him his son was throwing up.
“So I sit him down, and proper after I sat him down, immediately that candy boy misplaced all means to do any easy instructions,” Jace instructed GMA.
Jace mentioned the docs instructed him to provide his son a “kiss goodbye” after he was airlifted to a Pennsylvania kids’s hospital, the place he underwent emergency surgical procedure.
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“They instructed me about 20 minutes later, Easton had a 0% probability to reside,” Jace mentioned.
Followers watch the Little League World Collection Championship sport between the West Area crew from Honolulu and the Caribbean Area crew from Willemstad, Curacao, on the Little League Worldwide Advanced on Aug. 28, 2022 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. (Joshua Bessex/Getty Photos)
Docs mentioned Easton suffered an epidural hematoma and fractured cranium. The household posted updates of Easton on social media till the tip of 2022.
“It’s sort of the unknown,” Jace Oliverson mentioned to “GMA” when requested concerning the subsequent steps in Easton’s journey.
The announcement by Little League Baseball got here simply two days earlier than the beginning of the 2023 match.
The Related Press contributed to this report
