Worker Crushed to Death by Machinery in Bubbiano

Bubbiano: An umpteenth fatal accident occurred at work in Italy around noon Thursday when a 62-year-old Italian worker from Ticino Lamiere spa in Bubbiano, a municipality south of Milan, was crushed, for reasons currently under investigation, while working on a reel for the production of steel strip. The man was first rescued by his colleagues and a few minutes later by firefighters, but his condition immediately appeared to be extremely serious.

According to Ansa News Agency, three vehicles from the Via Messina command and the emergency medical service were dispatched to the scene. The Carabinieri and the ATS local health office also responded and will be responsible for determining the circumstances that led to the worker’s death.

Workplace deaths are a major problem in Italy and Premier Giorgia Meloni’s government has said boosting health and safety is a priority. Work-related deaths in Italy rose by one last year to 1,202, workplace accident and occupation illness insurance agency INAIL said in its annual report in July.