Died on the attraction “Salto”: in Mogilev investigated the death of an 18-year-old boy

In Mogilev established the circumstances of the death of an 18-year-old candidate for employment in the amusement park, who received a fatal injury while working. The young man did not have the necessary admission and training. Details of the investigation in the program “Causes and Effect” on “Radio-Minsk” told the official representative of the Investigative Committee Alexander Sukhodolsky, the correspondent of the Agency “Minsk-Novosti”.

"Cause and effect"

The tragedy occurred on the afternoon of May 1. The young man performed work on the management and operation of the attraction "Salto", without having the necessary training.

During the investigation, the investigators questioned park workers, visitors and officials of the organization of recreation and entertainment, held confrontations. Also, the seized documentation was studied in detail: orders, job descriptions, briefing logs, documents on admission to work and labor protection, technical documentation for the attraction.

The conclusions of a special investigation of the accident conducted by the Mogilev Regional Department of the Department of State Labor Inspectorate of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection were significant.

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The investigation found that the 25-year-old head of the amusement park, responsible for compliance with the requirements of safety and labor protection, independently admitted to work 18-year-old candidate for employment. At the same time, no employment or civil law contract was concluded with the young person. He did not pass the test of knowledge on industrial safety and labor protection, medical examination, training, internship and initial briefing.

As a result, the young man managed the attraction "Salto", not having the necessary skills. At the end of the working cycle, he did not set the balance with the carousel on the lock before removing the safety devices from passengers. At the time of disembarkation, there was a spontaneous movement of the balancer caused by the displacement of the cargo. The young man suffered a fatal head injury and died on the spot.

The 25-year-old head of the amusement park was charged under Part 2 of Art. 306 of the Criminal Code - a violation of safety rules and other labor protection rules by an official responsible for their observance, resulting in the death of a person by negligence. A preventive measure was applied against the accused in the form of a subscription not to leave and proper behavior.

The investigator made a proposal to the higher organization to eliminate violations of the law, the causes and conditions that contributed to the commission of the crime.

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