{"id":550403,"date":"2026-06-12T12:15:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T09:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reform.news\/?p=550403"},"modified":"2026-06-12T13:33:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T10:33:35","slug":"criminal-case-opened-over-worker-s-death-at-belaruskali","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/criminal-case-opened-over-worker-s-death-at-belaruskali","title":{"rendered":"Criminal Case Opened Over Worker\u2019s Death at Belaruskali"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p>The Investigative Committee has completed its work at the site of the collapse at Mine No. 3 of Belaruskali and has opened a criminal case over a violation of mining safety regulations resulting in a fatality.<\/p>\n<p>On the evening of June 11, at a depth of 620 metres, a salt-concrete barrier collapsed during its construction. A <a href=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/worker-killed-at-belaruskali-mine\">50-year-old mine support worker was killed<\/a>. A 34-year-old tractor driver sustained serious injuries, while an 18-year-old student of the Salihorsk Mining and Chemical College who was undergoing practical training at the mine suffered a leg injury. Both were hospitalised.<\/p>\n<p>An investigative task force inspected the scene, questioned witnesses and seized documentation, including records related to compliance with safety regulations and occupational health requirements. Expert examinations have been ordered.<\/p>\n<p>The criminal case was opened under an article covering violations of mining or construction safety regulations resulting in a person&#8217;s death through negligence, the Investigative Committee&#8217;s press service <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/skgovby\/15671\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 1280px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-550403-1\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_6661.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_6661.mp4\">https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/img_6661.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Investigative Committee has completed its work at the site of the collapse at Mine No. 3 of Belaruskali and has opened a criminal case over a violation of mining safety regulations resulting in a fatality. On the evening of June 11, at a depth of 620 metres, a salt-concrete barrier collapsed during its construction. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":119,"featured_media":550402,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sharing_image":{"poster":"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/6a2be08317dfb.jpg","width":1200,"height":630,"template":"691142dd","mode":"auto"},"_sharing_image_fieldset":{"dTVKfmI95PYT":"Criminal Case Opened Over Worker\u2019s Death at Belaruskali"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[142338,143094],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-550403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-incident"],"wps_subtitle":"","permalink_manager":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/550403","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/119"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=550403"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/550403\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/550402"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=550403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=550403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=550403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}