I'm guessing that the Hardsuit got breached with the trap and then got 
flung out toward the springs.

My opinion...  
MYstic Wolf

On Thu, 21 Mar 1996, Chan Wei Lik wrote:

"When we got to the springs, a trap sprang up.  You were caught in the trapped and slammed into a spring."<<

and then....

When the suit sensed a strange person inside, it initiated a security alert and >anesthetized you.

Aren't those hardsuits waterproof?