Russia: Worker seriously injured in accident at Yakovlevsky Mining & Processing Plant due to poor work organization
[Summary translation prepared by Business & Human Rights Centre]
Workplace injury digest in the region for April 2025, 30 May 2025
Yakovlevsky Mining and Processing Plant (LLC)
On 1 April 2025, due to inadequate organization of work processes, a rock mass collapsed from the roof of a working area onto an employee’s back.
According to the medical report on the nature and severity of the injuries sustained in the workplace accident, the injuries were classified as severe.
A commission has been established to investigate the circumstances and causes of the accident, with the participation of a representative of the Belgorod Regional Trade Union Association.
Cause of the accident: inadequate organization of work processes.