Prayers are all for him. For the sixth worker who miraculously survived the Casteldaccia tragedy, where five of his colleagues died. It will take another 96 hours for the doctors of the Palermo Polyclinic to lift the life reserve for the sixth worker involved in the workplace accident in Casteldaccia which caused the death of five of his colleagues. From the Intensive Care Unit of the Emergency Department of the Polyclinic, directed by Professor Antonino Giarratano, they let it be known that “the process of weaning from controlled ventilation continues, ventilatory mechanics improves and the neurological picture confirms the positive trend of slow recovery”.
“There remains a high risk of infectious complications linked to what has already been communicated on the toxicity of the hydrogen sulfide fumes released by the sewage that hit the worker – continues the medical bulletin – and also to the condition of immunosuppression which affects patients in intensive treatment and which is monitored and treated according to guidelines. It is necessary to verify the trend of the next 96 hours in order to resolve the current reserved prognosis on life”.
The metropolitan mayor proclaims city mourning
The metropolitan mayor Roberto Lagalla proclaimed citizen mourning in the municipalities of the metropolitan area of Palermo on Monday 13 May for the death of the five workers which occurred on 6 May in Casteldaccia. “The proclamation of mourning was deemed necessary to express the profound participation of the institutions and the community in the pain of the families of the victims involved in the tragic workplace accident that occurred in Casteldaccia” states Lagalla.
At Palazzo Comitini and in all the municipalities of the province of Palermo, flags will be displayed at half-mast as a sign of mourning and closeness to the families of the victims. On the same day and during the school year, school directors of secondary schools are invited to promote moments of dialogue and reflection with students on the subject of safety in the workplace.
Schifani: we will be close to the families of the victims
“My thoughts go to the families of the victims of Casteldaccia, the Region will be at their side. The Region will be there, we will study ways to alleviate their pain. It is our political, social and also institutional duty.” This was stated by the president of the Sicilian Region, Renato Schifani, in his speech at the Confindustria assembly in Catania.
Today the last autopsies, tomorrow the first funerals
Autopsies will be performed this morning on the bodies of Roberto Raneri and Giuseppe Miraglia, two of the five workers who died on Monday in the Casteldaccia tragedy (Palermo). The doctors in charge of carrying out the autopsies at the Palermo Polyclinic are Stefania Zerbo, Ginevra Malta, Erika Serena Sorrentino and Tommaso D’Anna. Yesterday autopsy tests were carried out on the other three workers, Epifanio Alsazia, Giuseppe La Barbera and Ignazio Giordano. Initial results confirmed yesterday that the workers died due to their lungs being blocked by hydrogen sulphide released from the sewage.
The funeral of Giuseppe La Barbera, 28 years old, one of the five workers who died in the Casteldaccia massacre, will be celebrated next Monday, May 13, in the Church of Carmine in Palermo. The Prosecutor’s Office returned the body of La Barbera, the youngest victim, to his family. Tomorrow instead that of Alsace and Giordano, in Alcamo and Partinico respectively
