Russia: Worker injured in accident at Norilsk enrichment plant owned by LLC Medvezhiy Ruchey
[Summary translation prepared by Business & Human Rights Centre]
Causes of accidents, injuries, and loss of explosive materials at supervised organizations, June 12, 2025
On June 12, 2025, a serious industrial accident occurred at LLC Medvezhy Ruchey (Krasnoyarsk Territory) at a Class III hazardous production facility, the “Non-Ferrous Metals Concentration Plant” (registration No. A70-00259-0004).
In the grinding and flotation workshop, while unloading a skip into the loading hopper of a ball mill using an overhead crane, a worker was crushed between the skip and the protective guardrail of the platform, sustaining severe injuries. The investigation is ongoing.