Kazakhstan: One worker died and one injured in accident at Orlovskaya mine
[Translation prepared by Business & Human Rights Resource Centre]
A worker died in a mine in the Abay region, 19 September 2024
...[T]wo workers of the enterprise were injured. The preliminary cause is a collapse of rock mass. One of the victims died in hospital from his injuries. The second is at home after receiving medical assistance, the enterprise reported.
The circumstances and causes of the incident are being investigated, a special commission has been created to investigate the tragic incident. Chairman of the Board of Directors of the KAZ Minerals Group Oleg Novachuk went to the Orlovskaya mine to personally participate in the investigation of the accident...