Florence, accident at the high speed construction site: a worker dies

A worker died and another was injured in a workplace accident that occurred this afternoon in Florence, on the construction site of the new high-speed station, the Foster station, in via Onofrio Zeffirini. The ASL technicians and the municipal police are intervening.

The colleagues of the two workers raised the alarm. The 118 health workers arrived on site. The dead worker, a young man of Moroccan origin in his thirties, according to the testimonies of other workers of foreign origin who were on the construction site, would have been hit by the pylon during an unloading maneuver, due to a failure. The mayor of Florence Sara Funaro and the president of the Tuscany region also arrived on site.

The condolence

RFI "expresses its condolences and closeness to the family members of the worker from the Florentia consortium, a company involved in the construction of the new HS station in Florence, who died today during work activities. The dynamics of what happened are being examined by the competent authorities". Thus RFI in a note regarding the workplace accident that occurred in the afternoon.

"We learned with deep sorrow the news of the fatal accident that occurred this afternoon on the Tav construction site in Florence. From the first information we have gathered, the victim is a young worker, 31 years old, employed by the Florentia Consortium, the contracting company. The dynamics of the accident and the causes are still to be clarified. We express our deepest condolences and our closeness to the family, colleagues and all the people affected by this death at work. It will be necessary to shed full light on the dynamics and causes However, one thing is certain: much more needs to be done on health and safety on construction sites, strengthening prevention, controls and responsibility throughout the procurement chain. This was stated in a Filca-Cisl Toscana note.

"The request for greater safety on all construction sites, public and private - explains Stefano Tesi, Florence territorial manager of Filca-Cisl Toscana - comes from rigorous compliance with health and safety regulations; from full regularity of work, contracts and greater controls. The right to work without putting one's life at risk and more training for a true culture of safety. It is not acceptable to continue to die of work. Safety is not a cost but a duty and every life lost represents a deep wound for the entire society".