Security firm fined after worker accident

Rodrigo Medina, the Seremi de Salud of Chile’s Antofagasta region, said on May 14 that Eulen Seguridad S.A. was fined 30 UTM after a serious workplace accident injured one of its guards. The sanction followed an administrative investigation into an incident at Contitech’s facilities in the Puerto Seco sector on the road to Chiu Chiu, according to regional media reports that cited a health authority statement. The worker was crushed by a gate while on duty, those reports said. At the May 2026 value published by Chile’s tax authority, 30 UTM equals 2,117,640 Chilean pesos. ### Where did the accident happen, and what do authorities say occurred? Contitech’s site in the Puerto Seco industrial sector, on the road to Chiu Chiu near Calama, was identified as the location of the accident in local reports citing the health authority. Those accounts said the injured worker was employed as a security guard for Eulen Seguridad S.A. and was carrying out his duties when the gate incident occurred. (diarioantofagasta.cl) The worker was hurt when he moved to close the access gate as personnel from the client company were leaving the premises, according to the same reports. The gate then struck and crushed him, the reports said, describing the case as a grave workplace accident. (diarioantofagasta.cl) ### What exactly was Eulen Seguridad fined for? Eulen Seguridad S.A. was sanctioned for irregularities detected after the accident, Medina said in a press statement cited by multiple Antofagasta outlets. The reports did not publish the full text of the administrative resolution, but they said the health authority linked the penalty to the company’s responsibilities in the case. (diarioantofagasta.cl) The 30 UTM fine was the figure confirmed by Medina. Chile’s Servicio de Impuestos Internos lists the UTM for May 2026 at 70,588 pesos, putting the sanction at 2,117,640 pesos. ### Who is Rodrigo Medina, and why is his office involved? Rodrigo Medina was identified in the reports as the Seremi de Salud, or regional health secretary, for Antofagasta. (diarioantofagasta.cl) In Chile, regional health authorities handle sanitary oversight and can open administrative proceedings after serious workplace accidents, as shown in prior Antofagasta cases reported by the same local outlet. (sii.cl) A February 2026 report by Diario de Antofagasta said the Seremi de Salud had opened a sumario, or administrative inquiry, after another serious contractor accident at Codelco’s Radomiro Tomic division. That report said such proceedings can lead to fines of up to 1,000 UTM, providing context for the type of enforcement action used in the Eulen case. (diarioantofagasta.cl) ### What is known about the companies named in the case? Eulen Seguridad S.A. was named by the health authority as the company fined over the accident involving its worker. Contitech was identified in local reports as the company whose facilities housed the gate where the incident happened. (diarioantofagasta.cl) The reports did not say whether Contitech was separately sanctioned, and they did not include a public response from Eulen Seguridad. Reuters could not independently verify from accessible government records whether either company had appealed or commented on the sanction because the underlying regional health documents were not publicly available through searchable official pages at the time of writing. (diarioantofagasta.cl) ### What happens next in a case like this? The May 14 announcement established the fine but did not set out, in the accessible reports, any deadline for payment or appeal. Chilean administrative sanctions are typically formalized through a written resolution, though the resolution number and filing details were not included in the public reports reviewed for this article. (diarioantofagasta.cl) Any next step is likely to appear through the Antofagasta health authority’s formal records or in subsequent statements by Rodrigo Medina’s office, based on how similar regional accident cases have been reported. As of May 15, the publicly accessible information confirmed the 30 UTM penalty, the identities of Eulen Seguridad and Contitech, and the Puerto Seco location of the accident. (diarioantofagasta.cl)