SAMARA, Aug. 20 In the Saratov region, three men died while carrying out emergency and restoration work at a sewage pumping station in the village of Gorny. This was reported in the regional department of the Investigative Committee of Russia.
«According to preliminary data, on August 20, 2023, the 39-year-old chief engineer, together with two emergency repair fitters aged 45 and 67, died while performing work on the restoration of shutoff valves in a receiving well at a sewage pumping station in the village of Gorny, Krasnopartizansky district «, the message says.
After the death of three men, the Pugachev Interdistrict Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee of the Investigative Committee for the Saratov Region initiated a criminal case on violation of labor protection requirements, which negligently resulted in the death of two or more persons. The sanction of the article involves up to five years in prison.
The Regional Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation informs that investigators are examining the scene of the incident, bodies, documents are being confiscated, and witnesses are being interrogated.