Workers were assembling prefabricated concrete structures to build an establishment of the Italian supermarket chain Esselunga. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni expressed her “condolences and solidarity with the families of those involved” Fatal accidents in the workplace regularly make the headlines in the Italian media, each time provoking a debate on ways to reduce the number, which is still considered too high.
According to the National Institute of Accidents at Work, 799 deaths were recorded in 2023 in Italy.