A second worker has died after being
taken to hospital following an explosion in a warehouse near
Bologna Wednesday, medical sources said.
The two victims were identified as Lorenzo Cubello, 37, and
Fabio Tosi, 34, both from Bologna.
The violent explosion, reportedly caused by a compressor,
occurred around 5:20 pm in a factory in via Persicetana Vecchia,
in the Borgo Panigale area of Bologna at a warehouse of 'Toyota
Material Handling', a multinational that deals with goods
handling.
Meanwhile, following the fatal incident, the Bologna chapters of
leading metalworkers' unions Fiom-Cgil, Fim-Cisl and Uilm-Uil
have organized a one-day strike on Friday, October 25, to
protest against work-related deaths.
Earlier this month, Inail said that 680 fatal work-related
accidents were reported to it in the first eight months of 2024,
a rise of 3.5% on the equivalent period in 2023.
The national labour accidents and occupational illness agency
said 386,554 reports of accidents were submitted to it in total
in the January-August period, up 0.9% compared to the same
period in 2023.
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