Worker killed in fall from building
Leningrad Oblast, Russia
A 32-year-old construction worker was killed last Friday after suffering a fall at a high rise residential construction site in the town of Volkhov, approximately 140km (miles) east of St Petersburg. The man had been operating a concrete pump on the ninth floor of the building when he allegedly stumbled and fell. He was declared dead at the scene.
Worker killed in fall from height
Moscow, Russia
A 41-year-old construction worker was killed last Friday after falling into an elevator shaft at a residential construction site in Moscow. According to witness reports, the man was working on the fourth floor of the building when he tripped and fell into the shaft. He was declared dead at the scene.
Worker killed in fall from height
Gomel, Belarus
A 36-year-old crane operator was killed last Wednesday after falling inside a building in the city of Gomel, in the country’s far south east. According to local reports, the incident occurred after the man had climbed a crane inside the building in order to change lightbulbs in the ceiling lights. After completing the task, the man started to climb back down the crane when he stumbled and fell. During his fall the man struck his head on equipment, sustaining traumatic head injuries. He was declared dead at the scene.
Worker killed in lathe incident
Omsk, Russia
A 62-year-old factory worker was killed last Thursday in a factory in the Leninsky District of the central Russian city of Omsk after becoming entrapped in machinery. The man had reportedly been operating a lathe at the facility when he became caught and was dragged into the operating machine. The man received fatal injuries and died at the scene.
Worker killed in construction collapse
Kiev, Ukraine
A 53-year-old construction worker was killed last Monday at a construction site in the Darnytskyi District in the capital’s south east after being struck by falling debris. The man was assisting in installing support beams at the site when a large wooden beam splintered and fell onto the worker. The man was fatally injured when a large piece of timber pierced his torso. He was declared dead at the scene.
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