Suspension of a crane fell on a worker in Ivatsevichi – a criminal case was opened

In Ivatsevichy, the worker received serious injuries during loading and unloading. Located on the roof of the building, a man was injured by a hook suspension that fell from the crane. Details of the incident on the air of the program “Causes and Effect” on “Radio-Minsk” told the official representative of the Investigative Committee Alexander Sukhodolsky.

"Cause and effect"

The tragedy occurred on September 10 at one of the enterprises of the city. When feeding the garbage container, the driver of the crane did not unlock and did not lower the additional hook suspension. As a result, there was overtension and rupture of the cable.

The suspension fell on a 42-year-old handyman who was on the roof of the building and carried out the acceptance of the cargo. The man suffered serious bodily injuries.

During the investigation, it was established that a driver was admitted to work on a crane who did not undergo specialized training and did not have the necessary admission to perform such works.

The Ivatsevichi district department of the Investigative Committee has initiated a criminal case against the director of a private unitary enterprise that provides special equipment with a crew for rent under contract agreements under Part 2 of Article 428 of the Criminal Code of Belarus - official negligence, which entailed grave consequences by negligence. The investigation establishes the reasons and conditions that contributed to the commission of the crime.

Photo from the GKSE office in Brest region