Corrected entry: Dyatlov puts pressure on his subordinate, threatening to fire him. In the USSR it would be very hard for him to do so, because of strong labor unions. So it's unlikely that fear of being fired would force the worker to violate safety precautions.
terikon
8th Aug 2019
Correction: Dyatlov didn't fire anybody but he repeatedly threatened Nikolai Fomin and Viktor Bryukhanov with dismissal if they didn't do what he told them to do. It may have been an empty threat but it is a matter of history.
Bryukhanov was the plant director and Fomin was the chief engineer. Both were Dyatlov's superiors, so he couldn't have threatened them. Most accounts say that he threatened Toptunov, and perhaps others in the control room.
ironcito
Yes, Toptunov and Akimov mostly.
lionhead