A 35-year-old worker died at the Sultan pasta factory in Petropavlovsk. According to preliminary data, the man got inside production equipment and sustained fatal injuries.
WHAT IS KNOWN ABOUT THE INCIDENT
According to the Police Department of the North Kazakhstan Region (DP SKO), the accident occurred on 12 October at an industrial facility on Proyezd Truda in Petropavlovsk. The man died at the scene.
Law enforcement agencies are establishing the circumstances of the worker's death. In an official statement, police did not name the enterprise or specify which equipment the accident occurred on.
WHAT THE INVESTIGATION IS ESTABLISHING
Police have opened a criminal case into the violation of labour protection rules that resulted in a person's death. Investigators will need to establish the exact circumstances of the incident and determine who bears responsibility for the worker's death.
Final conclusions about the causes of the tragedy and the responsibility of those involved can be made after the circumstances of the case have been established.
AT WHICH ENTERPRISE THE EMPLOYEE DIED
According to information from the editorial team's source, the tragedy occurred at the Sultan factory. According to him, while cleaning a dough mixer, the employee got inside the machine and sustained fatal injuries.
The source also reported that the man had worked at this production facility for many years.
CONTEXT
Fatal accidents at food industry enterprises have occurred in Kazakhstan before.
In July 2026, six people died at the Aqtogai Milk site during work in a sewage well. According to preliminary data, the workers were repairing an electric pump. The youngest victim was 16 years old. Another man was hospitalised with moderate carbon dioxide poisoning.
Later, a special commission established 100 per cent fault on the part of the employer. Among the violations identified were the lack of necessary training for the safe performance of hazardous work and a lack of personal protective equipment.
