Last October, at an amusement park in Hyogo prefecture, a wooden floor in a three-dimensional maze fell and six people, including children, were seriously injured. However, it was decided to investigate the cause and background of the accident and consider measures to prevent recurrence.
In an accident that occurred in a five-story wooden three-story maze facility in an amusement park in Kato City, Hyogo Prefecture last October, a part of the floor on the third floor fell off, and seven users were on the second floor, about 2 meters below. Six of them, including children, suffered serious and minor injuries such as broken bones and bruises.
Regarding this accident, the consumer accident report is that the three-dimensional maze facility where the accident occurred does not correspond to a building or quasi-work under the Building Standards Law, there is no safety standard, and even after the accident, government agencies etc. aimed to prevent recurrence. Since no investigation has been conducted, it was decided to conduct an investigation to investigate the cause and background of the accident and consider measures to prevent recurrence, assuming that similar serious accidents may occur at similar facilities in the future. ..
According to the consumer accident report, there are more than 40 similar facilities in Japan, and eight years ago, a part of the floor of the maze fell off at an amusement park in Gunma prefecture, causing an accident in which two people were injured. about it.
The consumer accident report details the cause of the accident, such as investigating the overall structure of the facility and the strength of the part that supports the floor at the facility where the accident occurred, and conducting hearings from related parties to check the status of maintenance and inspection. After investigating, it is a policy to make recommendations for preventing recurrence.
Takehisa Nakagawa, chairman of the Consumer Accident Report, said, "We will check and consider the situation, including whether legal regulations are necessary for accidents that can be said to be gap accidents that are not covered by the current laws and regulations." I am.