Russia: 9 workers killed in 6 months at plants in Sverdlovsk region as result of safety violations
Summary
Date Reported: 26 Aug 2019
Location: Russia
Companies
En+ Group plc - Parent Company , RUSAL - SubsidiaryAffected
Total individuals affected: 1
Workers: ( 1 - Russia , Mining , Gender not reported )Issues
Deaths , Occupational Health & SafetyResponse
Response sought: No
Source type: News outlet
Summary
Date Reported: 26 Aug 2019
Location: Russia
Companies
NPRO URAL - Parent Company , OJSC Visokogorsky GOK - SubsidiaryProjects
Visokogorsky mining and processing plant - OperationAffected
Total individuals affected: 1
Workers: ( 1 - Russia , Mining , Men )Issues
Occupational Health & Safety , DeathsResponse
Response sought: No
Source type: News outlet
[Summary translation prepared by Business & Human Rights Resource Centre]
In 6 months, 9 people died at Sverdlovsk enterprises, 26 August 2019
The number of fatal accidents at enterprises in the Sverdlovsk region has increased. During the first half of the year, 9 people died, according to Ural department of Rostechnadzor.
The death of employees took place at Uralvagonzavod JSC, Vysokogorsk Mining and Processing Plant OJSC, Uraldomnoremont-Ekaterinburg LLC, Ural Asbestos Mining and Processing Plant OJSC, Sevuralboxitrude JSC, Sredneuralsk Copper Smelting Plant OJSC, Klyuchevsky PJSC Ferroalloy Plant, JSC United Company RUSAL Ural Aluminum, LLC Sukholozhsk Crane Plant. In all cases, Rostekhnadzor revealed unsatisfactory organization of work, except for the death of an employee of the Klyuchevsky Ferroalloy Plant.