Man (19) breaks three cervical vertebrae at trampoline park, fined 20,000 euros

A high-quality of 15,000 euros can be given to a producer who designed the trampoline park and equipped supplies. That is known as a penalty order. The Public Prosecution Service can subsequently impose sentences for sure crimes itself, with out the intervention of the choose.

Foam rubber doesn’t break when dropped
After stopping, the sufferer ended up in a field stuffed with foam rubber blocks. These blocks didn’t break his fall sufficient, inflicting him to land on arduous floor.

In accordance with the Public Prosecution Service, the trampoline corridor had opened with out receiving the inspection report and person handbook for the trampoline blocks and foam from the producer. After the accident it turned out that there was not sufficient pressure on the material underneath the froth blocks.

The suggestions of the audit report have been ignored
The producer, in flip, is accused of not doing something with the suggestions from the inspection report that he requested. The inspection report recommends additional investigation into the dangers of utilizing the trampoline with the froth blocks. The producer did nothing about this and didn’t present the report back to Jumpsquare.

Nevertheless, the high-quality for the trampoline park is increased. In accordance with the Public Prosecution Service, the park was primarily answerable for permitting the boy to leap. The park ought to have accomplished an impartial investigation into how a lot this might be accomplished safely.

The high-quality is decrease than potential, because the Public Prosecution Service took under consideration that there have been few official rules on the finish of 2018 for the trampoline parks that have been standard on the time. Additionally, the business, together with Jumpsquare, has advanced rather a lot since then.

It isn’t clear whether or not Jumpsquare will comply with the high-quality or whether or not it can go to court docket. Nobody on the firm was obtainable for remark Tuesday afternoon.