From North to South, a day marked by a series of tragedies at work. The victims were a 54-year-old worker, a 34-year-old, a young worker and a building contractor. A fifth worker died after five days of agony.
A dramatic sequence of accidents at work was recorded today, 4 November, in various Italian locations, with four people losing their lives between Emilia-Romagna, Veneto, Campania and Puglia.
In San Nicolò, in the Piacenza area, a 54-year-old Iren worker was hit by a car while he was inside a manhole to read some water meters. The man died instantly.
In Marghera, in the Venetian area, a 34-year-old worker died after falling ill while working inside a ship under construction in the Fincantieri shipyard. Investigations into the causes of death are underway.
Another victim in San Leucio del Sannio, in the province of Benevento, where a young non-EU worker fell from a ladder inside a company that processes aggregates and crushes crushed stone. The 118 rescue efforts were useless.
Finally, in Casarano, in Salento, the owner of a construction company lost his life after being crushed, according to initial information, by a gate. Investigations and investigations are underway on the various episodes to reconstruct the dynamics of the accidents.
In Fincantieri two more fell ill
The toll of the accident which occurred at the Fincantieri in Marghera (Venice) is that of one worker who died, of Romanian nationality, and two who fell ill due to causes still under investigation. Everyone was busy inside a ship under construction. The Service for prevention and safety in the workplace of Ulss 3 and the NBCR unit of the firefighters were on site, carrying out air sampling to establish the causes of what happened. Upon the arrival of the first fire brigade team sent from the Mestre headquarters, first aid had already been given to the worker by other colleagues present nearby, and the coroner who subsequently arrived from Padua was only able to confirm his death. The results of the 115 checks have not yet been released but as a precaution all activities in the area were interrupted and the workers removed. Police and Carabinieri were also present on site.
Worker fell on construction site in Piceno, died after five days
Five days after the serious accident at work, Tommasino Calvaresi, a 70-year-old worker from San Benedetto del Tronto, who was seriously injured on 29 October after falling from a scaffolding of approximately three meters on a construction site in Acquaviva Picena (Ascoli Piceno), died yesterday at the Torrette regional hospital. Admitted to hospital, he fought between life and death for five days, until his death. "At 70 - attack Feneal Uil, Filca Cisl and Fillea Cgil through the voice of the union representatives Silvio Armillei, Jacopo Lasca and Graziano Gorla - one should have long been away from the scaffolding and be able to enjoy a well-deserved rest after a lifetime of work. Too often, however, the pension is not enough and one is forced to continue working, even when the weight of the years makes everything more difficult".
The mayors speak of the "tragic trail of blood that crosses our country" and ask to go beyond emotion and denunciation. "We need adequate and effective controls, capable of responding to the reality of the area, where thousands of construction sites are open every day. - they ask - We need permanent training and a concrete commitment from institutions, companies and supervisory bodies". "Safety - the unions continue - cannot be considered a cost or a bureaucratic requirement, but a fundamental right and a collective responsibility". Calvaresi's death, conclude Armillei, Lasca and Gorla, "is a defeat for all of us. We cannot die from work. We can no longer accept it"
