A 35-year-old worker has died at the Sultan pasta factory in Petropavl. According to preliminary data, the man sustained fatal injuries while cleaning production equipment. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.
The tragedy occurred on 12 October at the enterprise on Truda Passage.
According to SKO24.kz, the 35-year-old employee of the Sultan pasta factory was cleaning a dough mixer and is believed to have fallen under the machine's moving blades. The man died from his injuries before the ambulance arrived.
The police department of the North Kazakhstan region confirmed the worker's death to Kursiv and said an investigation had been launched.
"The police have opened a criminal case over a violation of labour protection rules that resulted in the death of a person. On 12 October in Petropavl, on Truda Passage, at one of the industrial facilities, according to preliminary data, an accident occurred: as a result of falling inside a production unit, a 35-year-old employee of the enterprise received fatal injuries. The man died at the scene," the DP SKO said.
Earlier, Kursiv wrote that rural residents of Kazakhstan eat 40% more pasta products than city dwellers.