Worker falls from height and dies in Modena

(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 28 - A 44-year-old worker fell to his death in Modena in an accident at work Tuesday, the second fatal workplace accident of the day and the latest in a long spate that has spurred union and government action.
    According to an initial reconstruction of the accident, the man fell from a height of several metres and died instantly.
    In the first accident reported Tuesday a 33-year-old worker was crushed to death by machinery while working late Monday night at the Fab factory in Gallo di Petriano (Pesaro Urbino), which produces components for the furniture industry. Immediate help was given, but the 118 personnel could only ascertain his death.
    The two incidents are the latest in a long string of fatal workplace accidents in Italy that has spurred union protests.
    Five men died after inhaling toxic gas in a sewer network near Palermo earlier this month, and seven died in a hydro power plant blast near Bologna last month. (ANSA).