Accident at work this morning in Carinaro (Caserta), in the industrial area, where a 54-year-old worker, Domenico Pierbenansi, originally from Frattamaggiore, died after a ten meter fall.
The man was on the roof of the shed of a window and door company, working on behalf of another company, whose headquarters are in Orta di Atella, installing solar panels, when for reasons still being investigated, the the attic gave way and fell into the void, ending up violently on the ground. The worker died instantly.
On site were the policemen from the Aversa police station, the prosecutor on duty from the Naples North Prosecutor’s Office, who opened an investigation for manslaughter, the labor inspectors and the technicians from the Caserta local health authority.
Checks are underway regarding the contractual position of the 64-year-old, who from initial findings appears to have no contract, perhaps because he is related to the owners of the solar panel company; investigators are also ascertaining whether the worker was wearing effective safety devices.
Ricci (CGIL), “Words are no longer enough, urgent action is needed”
“Words are no longer enough, an urgent, immediate, effective intervention is needed from the Government. In this country, as stated by President Mattarella, the emergency must be addressed and for us an exceptional campaign of controls and prevention must be launched making use of all the public officials who can act”. Thus the general secretary of Cgil Naples and Campania, Nicola Ricci, commenting on the fatal accident that occurred on a construction site in Carinaro, in the province of Caserta, in which a 54-year-old worker from Frattamaggiore, in the province of Naples, died. “Decree urgent measures, identify responsibilities also by attributing other responsibilities to the provincial committees coordinated by the Prefects, intervene on the company system while limiting the use of subcontracting and precariousness, introduce compulsory training at every start of business. The union – says Ricci – does not hold back on safety levels but at the same time it is not present in all workplaces but has long proposed many actions and corrective measures. The change must be political and cultural: dignity and value of workers’ lives – he concludes – cannot be traded or waited any longer”.
Sgambati (Uil)”indignation is not enough, the government must intervene”
“The trail of death at work continues, in Carinaro another worker lost his life while working, indignation, words are not enough. More than ever, Uil will not back down on this battle, we now want concrete measures and actions from the Government”. Thus Giovanni Sgambati, general secretary of the Uil of Naples and Campania, commenting on yet another death at work in Campania “This tragedy – he explains – is once again the consequence of rules not respected, safety must be the priority. We will continue with our mobilisations, with complaints and with new agreements, but these alone are not enough. We need inspectors, controls, we need to severely punish companies that do not respect safety regulations and we have been saying for some time that deaths at work are murders, a prosecutor’s office should be established. special, that’s enough.”
Accidents at work: Capone (Ugl), it is unacceptable
“This morning, in the industrial area of Carinaro, in the Caserta area, a 54-year-old worker lost his life following a fall. According to reconstructions, he fell more than 10 meters from the roof of a warehouse where he was working on some interventions of maintenance. We are witnessing an endless massacre that every day takes away too many lives and destroys too many families and communities”. Thus the Ugl leader Paolo Capone. “We believe that similar facts – he underlines – on which it is important to shed light and clarify possible responsibilities, lead us to say, with even more conviction, how central the prevention of risks in the workplace is. We need to invest more resources in worker training and especially on safety education starting from school. Where violations of safety standards are found, sanctions must be made more severe because the protection of workers must be the priority of companies and not a budget item to save on , the Ugl also requests that the number of supervisory inspectors be increased. Work must be a right and not a cause of death”.
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