A 46 year old man, Vincenzo Valente of Latianodied due to an accident that occurred at one Brindisi sugar factory during the night shift. According to the first testimonies collected by the firefighters, who arrived immediately on site after receiving the alarm from the man’s colleagues, the conveyor belt of a machine seriously lacerated the worker’s arm, causing serious bleeding.
The 118 operators, who arrived on site, provided first aid to stop the blood from leaking and rushed him to the Perrino hospital, but there was nothing that could be done for the man.
Also the father of Vincenzo Valente had died in a work accident in 2015 at the age of 65, after falling from a tree while carrying out pruning work.
The investigation into the accident and the strike
The Brindisi public prosecutor’s office, meanwhile, has opened a‘investigation on the incident and the preventive seizure of tape 6 was ordered to continue the investigations. The investigations are conducted by the police and the Spesal technicians of the ASL of Brindisi, who have acquired a series of findings and the testimonies of the other workers who were on shift with Valente.
Meanwhile, the territorial organizations of Fai Cisl, Flai Cgil and Uila, after the death of the worker, have already announced a day of strike.
The unions are calling for more prevention
The national secretary of UILA, Gabriele De Gasperis after this event he expressed deep condolences to the family of the dead worker and underlined that a stronger commitment is needed from everyone to guarantee safety in the workplace.
While Peter Good morning, general secretary of the Apulian regional UILA, stated that greater attention must be paid to prevention and education and that a constant increase in inspections and the number of inspectors to be employed is needed to prevent similar tragedies from occurring.
Latiano in mourning: the words of the mayor
The community of Latian – a town 20 km from Brindisi and where Valente lived – was deeply affected by this news story: many people on social media in these hours remember Vincenzo Valente as an extremely kind, helpful and passionate person.
The mayor of Latiano Mino Maiorano announced that on the day of the 46-year-old’s funeral “citizen mourning will be proclaimed”. The mayor also joined the unions’ demands on safety in the workplace. “Now is the time for reflection and silence but I cannot avoid denouncing the urgency of putting a stop to the drama of deaths at work”.
