Two citizens of Uzbekistan fell from the seventh floor of a building under construction in Buryatia, Russia. The incident occurred on May 8 in Ulan-Ude.

According to the Consulate General of Uzbekistan in Novosibirsk, a tower crane operator accidentally damaged scaffolding. The workers were not wearing safety harnesses.

One victim was hospitalized with serious injuries; the other died at the scene.

Law enforcement in Buryatia has opened a criminal case under Article 217, Part 2 of the Russian Criminal Code (violation of industrial safety requirements resulting in death by negligence).

The Consulate General, together with the Migration Agency's representative office, is arranging repatriation of the body and maintaining contact with investigators. This is not the first such incident involving Uzbek workers in Russia.

Source: podrobno.uz