He was working on the roof of the car wash at the Pontesasso petrol station when he fell from a height of around 3 metres. The 57-year-old from Romagna – his initials RR – who was now in very serious conditions at the Torrette regional hospital in Ancona, had gone up to remove the damaged metal cover to be disposed of which he would then have to replace with a new one. An operation that, as expert as he was, he must have done hundreds of times. But around 2pm yesterday he fell into the void and ended up on the ground, where he hit his head violently. Traces of blood were clearly visible yesterday afternoon on the asphalt. The 57-year-old is one of the two owners of AR Service in Riccione, a point of reference for operators and managers of car washes and service areas in Romagna and Marche for 22 years.
He was not a novice, nor naive, nor alone. But something didn’t work as it should. What? This will have to be clarified by the investigations of the Prevention technicians in the environment and in the workplace of the Prevention Department of the Ast Pesaro and Urbino, who arrived on site together with the State Police agents and the 118 health workers who immediately alerted the Icaro air ambulance to transport to the Doric polyclinic. What is known is that the worker, while he was on the shelter, became unbalanced and fell while passing a panel. He was not tied and had no anchoring system. While the panel probably had a dimension greater than 2/3 metres. An evidently complex operation that perhaps would have required a little more caution. But these are only guesses.
It was a few minutes before 2.30pm when the helicopter landed in the wheat field next to the Savelli brothers’ petrol pump plant. A commotion that could not help but create a certain apprehension among the inhabitants of Pontesasso. The air ambulance with the 57-year-old on board left shortly afterwards heading towards the Ancona hospital. His prognosis has not yet been resolved, but the clinical picture remains serious: the worker had otorrhagia, i.e. blood leaking from the ear, which suggests a traumatic head injury. He immediately underwent surgery in Torrette. Based on how his body reacts in the next few hours, the doctors will be able to decide on the prognosis.
