Antonio Russo, a 63-year-old worker close to retirement, died during work on the Naples metro
Another workplace accident, yet another, led to the death of a worker. The victim’s name was Antonio Russowas a very expert carpenter, and lost his life yesterday afternoon, Wednesday 22 May, while working in the tunnel which, once completed, will carry the subway from the center of Naples to Capodichino airport.
The plague of workplace deaths in Italy is relentless. Yesterday afternoon at Naples Yet another tragedy has occurred, which this time had as its victim a 63-year-old man, Antonio Russo. The worker, an expert carpenter, was engaged in the hard work of building the tunnel which, once completed, will serve to carry the subway from the center of Naples to Capodichino airport.
According to what has emerged so far, it seems that he and two other colleagues were on board a locomotive who was carrying a trolley. The mayor of Naples, Gaetano Manfredi, explained that there was probably a brake failure and that the vehicle then crashed. crashed into a wall.
One of the three, realizing the danger, managed to jump and only suffered some abrasions. The two remaining on board were Antonio, who tragically lost his life, and one of his colleaguewhich remained seriously wound.
The drama of what happened increases if we consider that Russo, after decades of an honored career, just look at the countless messages of esteem and condolences that have appeared on the web in recent hours to understand how much he was loved and appreciated, he would be retiring in a few months.
Inevitable that it has now risen controversy on safety in the workplace. Obviously the trade unions, to which Antonio had been a member for years, carried it forward. There are many who are asking for justice, for light to be shed on this latest inconceivable drama and for it to be done something concrete so that situations like this are reduced or eliminated.
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