After the infection of people at the GOK in Transbaikalia opened a criminal case

The Prosecutor’s office of the Gazimur-Zavodsky district of the Trans-Baikal Territory revealed violations of sanitary and epidemiological requirements and labor protection rules at the Kultuminsky mining and processing plant after an outbreak of acute intestinal infection. The disease was registered in 57 people. According to the materials of the prosecutor's inspection, a criminal case was opened, the supervisory authority reported.

The inspection showed that the company did not comply with a number of sanitary standards. In particular, violations of the requirements for the quality and safety of drinking and hot water, the absence of daily wet cleaning with the use of detergents and chamber disinfection of equipment were revealed.

In addition, the prosecutor's office found shortcomings in the organization of sanitary services and medical support for employees. Among the violations identified are problems with the delivery of sick workers to medical institutions for emergency care.

The head of the company was presented with an idea to eliminate violations. The prosecutor’s office also initiated bringing the organization to administrative responsibility for non-compliance with labor protection requirements. The materials of the inspection were transferred to the investigating authorities to resolve the issue of criminal prosecution under the article on violation of sanitary and epidemiological rules, which caused mass disease of people.

After considering the materials, the employees of the internal affairs bodies opened a criminal case. The investigation is under the control of the prosecutor's office.

The focus of group morbidity at the Kultuminsky GOK was registered on October 23. As of October 27, the number of cases reached 57 people. All of them were hospitalized, the condition of the patients was assessed as mild or moderate.

According to the company, disinfection was carried out in the hostels, sanitary treatment of residential and working premises was strengthened. Employees were given antiseptics and provided additional instructions on personal hygiene. Visits to sports halls and other crowded places were temporarily limited.

Final disinfection was also carried out in the dining room and dining room. Both facilities continued to operate. The plant itself operates normally, production processes were not suspended.

The material also mentions Shigella Sonne, a bacterium that causes shigellosis, or bacterial dysentery. The infection affects the large intestine and is transmitted by the fecal-oral route, including through contaminated water, foods, dishes and hands. However, information on the identification of this pathogen at the Kultuminsky GOK in the initial message is not given.

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