Ontario’s public safety regulator has laid charges against the operator of a Scarborough trampoline park after an 11-year-old boy was injured when a zipline harness failed earlier this year.
The Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) said the charges relate to an incident on Jan. 3 at Aerosports Trampoline Park involving an indoor zipline that was allegedly operating without authorization.
The boy, Ramin Azizi, suffered back injuries and internal bruising after falling several metres when the harness malfunctioned. Video recorded by his mother shows him testing the rope beforehand, but the harness gave way when he began the ride.
The TSSA previously stated the facility did not have a permit to run the zipline and ordered the attraction shut down during its inspection. Investigators also allege that a representative from the park told an inspector during a visit about a month earlier that there were no ziplines at the location.
The park now faces charges of operating an amusement device without authorization, providing false information to the regulator, and operating an amusement device in an unsafe manner under the Technical Standards and Safety Act.
The charges have been filed in court and are awaiting further proceedings.