Worker Dies During Peat Harvesting in Talachyn District

Reform.news Editorial Team · 11 August 2026, 16:45

https://reform.news/en/worker-dies-during-peat-harvesting-in-talachyn-district/

A worker was killed during peat harvesting in the Talachyn district, the State Forensic Examination Committee reports.

In early August, an excavator operator was working at a peat harvesting site. At one point, the excavator drove into a ditch, overturned and crushed the worker. The man died.

A forensic medical examination established that the cause of death was mechanical asphyxia resulting from compression of the chest and abdomen.