Child's tubing injury leads to criminal case
The tubing track at the recreation center is equipped with warning banners.
A criminal case was opened in Chelyabinsk after a seven-year-old boy was injured on a tubing track at the Russkiye Zabavy (Russian Fun) recreation center in the Shershni area. The regional branch of the Investigative Committee of Russia (SKR) reported this on February 5.
The investigation was launched under Article 238, Part 1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, which concerns the provision of services that do not meet safety requirements.
The offense carries a penalty of a large fine or imprisonment of up to two years.
Stanislav Berg, the director of the center, stated that services are provided in full compliance with safety standards. He explained: «There is no fault of ours. We have all the signs on the track and trained workers. This was purely a human error. No one approached us or asked to call an ambulance. But we are ready to contact the victim»s mother and provide assistance.«
The incident occurred on February 1 when a visitor speeding on a rubber tube sled hit the child on the slope. The boy was diagnosed with a displaced fracture of the left humerus, requiring two surgeries.
