In the first two months of 2024, workplace deaths increased: 119, never so many since before Covid. The greatest increase was in the South

In the first two months of 2024, thanks to the collapse on the construction site of the Esselunga supermarket in Florence in which five workers were killed, the data on the workplace massacre worsened. According to the latest INAIL update, there were 119 fatal accidents: since 2019 there had never been so many in the first two months of the year. […]

In the first two months of 2024, thanks to the collapse on the supermarket construction site long S of Florence in which five workers were killed, the data of the workplace massacre worsens. According to the latest update ofInail They were 119 The accidents with fatal outcome: since 2019 there have never been so many in the first two months of the year. Overall injury reports are also increasing: there have been some 92,711The 7.2% more than February 2023. Again this is the highest number since before the pandemic.

And the South to lead the territorial ranking of the greatest increases: fatal cases went from 14 to 24, as in the North East where in 2022 there were, however, 22 deaths. The highest incidence, however, is still recorded at northwest, with 39 cases (from 35 the year before). Only Central Italy records a small improvement: from 23 deaths at work in the months of January-February 2023 a 21 in January-February 2024.

Looking at the regions, at the top of the “black ranking” is the Lombardy where they are reported 8 more deaths. Followed by the autonomous province of Bolzano and the Campania (+6 in both)The Lazio (+5) and the Sicily (+4). Deaths are decreasing Veneto (8 less) and the Piedmont (6 less).

Reported fatal cases have risen since 93 to 110 For the men. Among women, fatal accidents go from 7 to 9. Complaints relating to both are increasing Italian workers (from 84 to 89) and to non-EU citizens (from 14 to 23) And community (from 2 to 7). Looking at the age groups, there is an increase among people between 30 and 39 years old (8 to 16 cases), between 45-54 year olds (from 22 to 37 cases) and between 65-74 year olds (from 6 to 14). Decrease, however, among the under 30 (from 15 to 8 cases).