three courses this was barely added five hours during the time Ten years it was all the safety training he got worker who died after tiger attack while cleaning his cage at the facility Terra Nature. declares judgment in which He sentenced the three defendants to six months in prison for the fatal accident. Fault considered “unsatisfactory” While providing this training, safety protocols for cleaning tasks and disinfection of big cat facilities. not “systematically” fulfilled When it is determined that two people are required to ensure safety, by the park performing all these tasks by a single worker. sentence Benidorm’s number three criminal court reported two days later this Friday All three defendants will plead guilty. and the park’s management accepted its responsibility for the facts.
then they sat on the bench Terra Natura Manager when events occur Jose Alberto Gaforio; coach and animal district manager; and vcoordinator of etinaria and park rangers. All three admitted their crimes manslaughter in competition with crimes against workers’ rights and for this they were sentenced to six months in prison. The judge agreed to suspend their sentences, so they won’t have to go to jailProvided that they do not commit any other crime within 2 years. Both Terra Natura park and insurer have been announced secondary legal liabilityso they will have to face compensations approximately 400.000 Euros and that it was directed at the deceased worker’s family, mostly his son, who was only two years old at the time of his mother’s death. At the hearing, the victim’s family filed a private prosecution through attorney Isabel Salazar.
The events occurred on July 2, 2016 victim Ainhoa P. was alone while doing housekeeping at the Terra Natura tiger sanctuary. Power is at the door “for unknown reasons” cage communicating with the central corridor where the worker is openProduces the attack of the tiger on the victim who dies due to massive blood loss as a result of bites.
dangerous activity
decide, win, dangerousness of the activity carried outwill not be given necessary knowledge and training for the worker“This also meant: systematic violation the need for a preventive solution provided in the working procedure to perform cleaning tasks for large cats, without any of the defendants correcting this deficiency. Failure to take the necessary care and safety measures for workers to have adequate training, Clearly inadequate preventive measures taken as a result».
According to the verdict, the victim performed the functions Park’s caretaker since 2005Since then, it has signed various types of final or temporary contracts, the last of which was a temporary employment contract dated June 1, 2016. Since 2005 only one and a half hour course on occupational hazards Working with data visualization animals as of April 9, 2008; another hour and a half about the general and specific risks of the caregiver position. On July 4, 2012, animals; and finally another two-hour training in self-protection plan On December 3, 2015, the drill and evacuation will be carried out. The position of the worker who develops the victim each time Ainhoa is hired and is not given such training. decision says What practical training is is not reflected anywhere. information from carers who are experts in operating procedures and safety protocols.
Responsibility of the three defendants
The decision proved that Terra Natura’s manager was responsible. ensure that workers receive adequate information and trainingguarantees the implementation and enforcement of the security measures used by the other two defendants. The person responsible for the animal area is considered responsible for that area. provide workers with information about the risks of their activities and verify that they have received adequate training and that preventive measures and safety protocols are in place. As for the veterinarian, he is also held responsible for being the person he is attached to. Compliance with the protocols and working procedures of employees in your areaas well as the monitoring of safety and risk prevention measures by caregivers. The decision shows that this inadequate training is pervasive in the park’s operations and pervasive to its employees. Likewise, the judge The Labor Inspectorate found serious violations in the Occupational Risk Prevention Act.
The decision is final and against him. there is no solutionmagistrate, unless eligibility requirements are met.