51-year-old worker crushed to death by machinery in Brindisi

(ANSA) - ROME, 26 OTT - A 51-year-old worker was crushed to death by machinery in Brindisi on Monday in the latest in a long spate of accidental workplace deaths in Italy. The man died at an agricultural business in the Puglia city after being crushed by a piece of machinery he was transporting. The Brindisi local police and SPESAL (the occupational health and safety service) are currently on-site investigating to clarify the exact circumstances of the accident. Attempts by 118 emergency medical personnel to resuscitate the man proved unsuccessful. Workplace deaths are a big problem in Italy. Workplace accident insurance agency INAIL said in its annual report recently that Italy registered 1,189 work-related deaths in 2025. Although this was 37 fewer than in 2024, a drop of 3.02%, it still means that Italy is averaging over three work-related deaths every day. (ANSA).
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