Worker dies after metal beam falls at Florence high-speed rail site
A crane operator was killed during construction of a new rail station in Florence, ANSA reported.
A construction worker died after being struck by a heavy metal beam at a high-speed railway site in Florence, Italian news agency ANSA reported.
The accident happened in the Via Circondaria area, where contractors are building a new high-speed rail station. ANSA said the worker was on a vehicle trailer when a metal beam appeared to detach during a lifting operation.
Three other workers were taken to hospital suffering shock following the accident, according to the agency. The supplied report did not identify other physical injuries caused by the fallen beam.
Firefighters attended the site and a prosecutor carried out an inspection while police and labour inspectors began investigating how the incident happened.
Trade unions in Florence announced a one-hour strike in the construction sector on 19 October following the death. The rail infrastructure company and contractor expressed condolences.
The account also described separate fatal workplace accidents in Sardinia and in Scerni, Abruzzo. Those deaths occurred at other work sites and must not be counted as casualties of the Florence railway accident.
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What we know
- A construction worker died after being struck by a heavy metal beam at a high-speed railway site in Florence, Italian news agency ANSA reported.
- The accident happened in the Via Circondaria area, where contractors are building a new high-speed rail station. ANSA said the worker was on a vehicle trailer when a metal beam appeared to detach during a lifting operation.
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- Final casualty, damage and investigation details remain unconfirmed where not supplied.
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A construction worker died after being struck by a heavy metal beam at a high-speed railway site in Florence, Italian news agency ANSA reported.
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Questions and answers
- What happened?
- A construction worker died after being struck by a heavy metal beam at a high-speed railway site in Florence, Italian news agency ANSA reported.
- What remains unknown?
- The account also described separate fatal workplace accidents in Sardinia and in Scerni, Abruzzo. Those deaths occurred at other work sites and must not be counted as casualties of the Florence railway accident.
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