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Lublin. 17-year-old wanted to earn some extra money for the holidays, he was crushed by a wall, he did not survive. Indictment

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The District Court of Lublin-Zachód has received an indictment in the case of the death of a 17-year-old who was crushed by a wall during construction work in the center of Lublin. According to investigators, the owner of the company and the foreman did not fulfill their duties

The District Prosecutor’s Office of Lublin-Południe has filed an indictment against the owner of a construction company, Stanisław K., and Ukrainian foreman Kshyshtof Cz., accusing them of unintentionally causing the death of a 17-year-old boy employed in the reconstruction of a hotel in the centre of Lublin.

They wanted to earn some extra money for the holidays

According to investigators, the boy and his friend wanted to earn some extra money during the holidays. They found a job offer at a construction site on a social networking site. At the end of June 2023, they were hired on a contract basis. Due to their age, written consent from their parents was required. Their duties included tidying up the workplace and supporting work during the demolition of the building.

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On that fateful day (July 25, 2023) – as it was agreed – they decided that they wanted to try to demolish one of the interior partition walls of the hotel building. The foreman agreed and instructed them in how to do it and then went downstairs for a moment. No one was to supervise their work.

Tragic construction accident, 17-year-old diesMunicipal Police Headquarters Lublin

“The injured parties had difficulty demolishing the wall, so they decided to cut it in half and then push the lower part. Then the upper part of the wall collapsed, crushing one of the boys. The other was pushed by the beam and fell next to the collapsed wall,” the indictment states.

Despite resuscitation attempts, the 17-year-old boy's life could not be saved. An autopsy showed that the cause of his death was extensive injuries to the chest organs. The expert assessed that they could have been caused by being hit and crushed by a large weight, e.g. a collapsed part of a wall.

The employer and the foreman will be held responsible for the accident.

According to investigators, both the employer and the foreman failed to fulfill their duties and violated occupational health and safety regulations. The prosecutor's office determined, among other things, that they allowed young workers to perform heavy demolition work prohibited for them, and did not provide them with effective supervision.

The suspects did not admit to the charges and refused to provide explanations. They have not been convicted yet.

Unintentional causing of death is punishable by up to 5 years in prison.

Main image source: Municipal Police Headquarters Lublin



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