In the Tupkaragan District Court of the Mangystau region, a sentence was passed on a work team foreman. He was found guilty of violating occupational safety rules, which negligently resulted in the death of a person.
According to the regional prosecutor's office, the convicted individual, being responsible for organising compliance with occupational safety rules, failed to ensure safe conditions for a member of the team. The worker died under the wheels of specialist machinery during well repair works.
The labour inspectorate established the employer's full culpability. The court consequently sentenced him to 1 year's imprisonment.
This is not an isolated case — over the past three years, six people have been convicted for similar offences.
"The Mangystau Regional Prosecutor's Office, warning of liability, urges the management of existing enterprises and companies involved in the region's development to take all necessary measures aimed at strict compliance with occupational safety rules," the statement reads.
It will be recalled that in January it was reported that the Mangystau Regional Prosecutor's Office had uncovered cases of workplace injuries being concealed from law enforcement authorities.
For example, officials from one oil service company concealed the fact that a worker had sustained a serious injury, despite a corresponding medical report. Another similar concealment was established in a further workplace accident.