Deaths at work, two victims between Abruzzo and Sardinia: a 23-year-old worker dies in Scerni

Two deaths at work in the early hours of this morning, Thursday 15 October: a 23-year-old worker in a cooperative winery in Scerni, in the province of Chieti, and a haulier in the canal port of Cagliari. Two accidents on which investigations are underway to reconstruct the dynamics and identify any responsibilities.

In Scerni the tragedy occurred in the San Panfilo winery, in the Piano Scancello district. The victim was a university student close to graduating, according to Ansa reports, probably employed as a seasonal worker. AbruzzoLive places the accident at around 5.30am. Initial information indicates that the young man was engaged in cleaning activities, but the circumstances of his death remain to be clarified. The police and firefighters intervened on site; Mayor Daniele Carlucci also arrived at the winery. Rete8 reports a possible fall during cleaning operations, while Ansa speaks of an accident while the boy was working with a machine. Elements that are still preliminary, which will have to be verified by investigations.

The president of the Province of Chieti, Francesco Menna, expressed to ChietiToday the condolences and closeness of the institutions to the family and colleagues of the young man, asking to strengthen safety actions. “We cannot resign ourselves to losing human lives while working,” he said.

In Cagliari, however, a lorry driver died crushed by heavy pipes in the industrial port area managed by Grendi. According to initial information released by Ansa, the load fell from the semi-trailer of his truck during unloading operations. The victim's details had not yet been disclosed in the first updates.

The 118 health personnel, the firefighters, the carabinieri and the Spresal operators, the prevention and safety service in the workplace, intervened on site. The investigations will have to clarify the causes of the pipes falling and verify compliance with the procedures.

The Sardinian Union reports that the pipes were destined for Arbatax and that, after the accident, activities were stopped in all the docks of the industrial port. The newspaper talks about moving the load with a forklift: this detail will also have to be confirmed in the reconstruction of what happened.

The two deaths come after yesterday's accidents in Gottolengo, in the Brescia area, where a worker fell from scaffolding during the renovation of a farmhouse, and in Potenza, where a worker was crushed by an industrial machinery he was moving with some colleagues.