A 59-year-old worker has died after falling from scaffolding at a construction site in Montecreto, located on the Modena Apennines. According to initial reports, the man, a resident of Lama Mocogno (Modena), was working on scaffolding erected inside a cheese factory construction site when he fell for reasons still under investigation. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Emergency services, including a helicopter, were dispatched, but the worker was already deceased upon their arrival. The Carabinieri from Sestola and Fanano, alongside occupational health officials, are conducting an investigation.
In a separate incident on the national railway network, a worker was seriously injured while working on the new Ferrandina-Matera line in Basilicata on September 8. The worker, an employee of a subcontractor, is currently hospitalized at the Policlinico in Bari with severe injuries. The local branch of the Filca Cisl union reported the news.
The regional secretary of Filca Cisl, Angelo Casorelli, stated that the incident, which occurred during drilling operations for ground consolidation, “represents an alarm that must not be underestimated and calls on all parties involved to further elevate the level of safety on the site.” While expressing solidarity with the injured worker, Casorelli emphasized that although the railway project is of strategic importance to the region, “it is sacrosanct that the protection of workers comes before everything else.”
The union is now demanding accountability from RFI (Italian Railway Network) and the Basilicata Region regarding the actual workforce employed on the site. They insist that every work phase, including those performed by subcontractors, requires full safety protocols to adequately protect workers and prevent potential work overloads. Furthermore, Filca Cisl is calling for increased transparency to periodically review not only the progress of the work—which is tightly linked to the deadlines of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR)—but also the safety measures adopted to ensure companies and workers operate in absolute safety. Casorelli concluded, “We are aware of the PNRR deadlines… but the dignity and protection of every single worker comes first.”