The 32 -year -old man played a fracture of inflatable slide and was fouled by the company. The company involved was fined $ 400,000

Jimu Journalist Song Qingying

When Lu Wan, a 32 -year -old South African man, was vacated in New Zealand, the inflatable slide about 15 meters high suddenly collapsed, causing his ankles to break. According to the New Zealand STUFF News Network on August 29, slide operators were fined more than $ 400,000 (about 2.76 million yuan).

Before the inflatable slide collapsed (source: stuff)

On August 29th local time, the New Zealand Court of Huaixi District opened the case on this case. The slide company JTK Trustee paid a fine of 350,000 US dollars, and Lu Wan received another $ 40,000 compensation and an indirect loss of about $ 13,000.

On December 28, 2020, Lu Wan sat in an inflatable slide in the playground of New Zealand Wakamata. The slide was about 15 meters high. When Lu Wan reached the top of the slide, the slide suddenly discouraged.

Lu Wan dropped from a 12 -meter -high platform, and 11 people including children were injured, but most of them were minor injuries.

Lu Wan recalled that after falling, he looked down and found that his feet were severely distorted, and the bones of his left leg were exposed.

The injured Lu Wan (Source: Stuff)

After diagnosis, his right leg was fractured three, and the tibia and fibula fractures of the left leg. For more than 18 months after the accident, Lu Wan had undergone 11 operations, but still could not stand, squat or run for a long time.

Lu Wan is the father of the three children, and his life has been completely changed by the accident.

"I am painful every day. I can't be the father of the children, and I also disappoint my wife." Lu Wan said in court.

Lu Wan said that he missed his son to fight football, and even just let the children sit on his legs. The doctor said that Lu Wan's injury may be accompanied by life.

Judge Lawson said this is an event that can be avoided.

The top of the slide should not accommodate more than 5 children with no more than one meter tall, but there are 12 people on the slide, including adults like Lu Wan. The staff also left on duty.

Lawson also said that the slide does not meet the safety standards at all. The air leakage occurred at the slide seam, and the electrical equipment did not meet the safety regulations.

Before the incident, the slide operator had several similar incidents. In 2015, a huge slide collapsed at a exhibition at Maston, causing six children to be injured. The company's supervisor was fined $ 115,000 for hindering the investigation.

In 2016, the company's slide collapsed during a event, and 10 children fell from 10 meters. The Hamilton City Council later banned the company from operating in the city.

- END -