Part of a tree fell on a man's head in the Luz district.

Part of a tree fell on a man's head in the Luz district.

      On March 11, 2024, an accident occurred in the Luz district: a 52-year-old assistant woodcutter at an IP was hit on the head by a flying part of a falling tree. According to the medical report, the injuries received are classified as serious injuries.

      The causes of the incident are the felling of a tree without prior preparation of the cutting area, the failure of responsible persons to monitor compliance with safety requirements, as well as the admission of an assistant woodcutter to logging operations without training and testing knowledge of labor protection. In addition, the failure to assess occupational risks at the workplace of the forest assistant was established, violations were identified regarding the provision of personal protective equipment for the victim and the development of appropriate standards.

      According to Alexey Loginov, deputy head of the State Labor Inspectorate, the employer has been issued an order to conduct an occupational risk assessment at the workplace of a woodcutter's assistant and other labor protection measures, as well as to approve the H-1 Certificate. Decisions have been issued against individual entrepreneurs to impose administrative penalties in the form of fines in accordance with art. 5.27.1 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation.

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Part of a tree fell on a man's head in the Luz district.

The press service of the State Labor Inspectorate told about the accident.