The five workers who died in Casteldaccia: there is a first suspect
Numerous elements of the tragedy and any security breaches need to be clarified. The workers were not wearing masksThere is a first suspect for the very serious accident in Casteldaccia, where five workers lost their lives. This is Nicolò Di Salvo, the owner of Quadrifoglio, the company that had the works subcontracted. The charge is multiple manslaughter. He received the notice of guarantee, an act required so that he can appoint a lawyer who will participate in the autopsy on the victims.
The entrepreneur's partner, Epifanio Alsazia, lost his life in the tragedy.
According to the initial reconstructions of the Termini Imerese Prosecutor's Office, the victims worked for the Quadrifoglio Group which had been subcontracted by Tek for the maintenance work on the sewerage network of Casteldaccia and other municipalities, work outsourced by Amap, the municipal company of the capital, and they should not have gone down to the plant but should have proceeded to purge the manholes from the street.
The vacuum truck probe would have blocked and the workers would have asked the Amap works director for permission to go underground. The "cap" that prevented the probe from purging would have blown and the first 3 workers, including the team leader and co-owner of Quadrifoglio, Epifanio Alsazia, would have been hit by sewage and lethal gas, would have lost consciousness and would have fallen into the tank below. To help them, three other workers, including the temporary worker Giuseppe La Barbera, reportedly got out. Two are dead, one, Domenico Viola, is dying in intensive care at the Polyclinic. Doctors, who speak of "multi-organ failure", are trying to understand which of the vital functions have been compromised. The investigations aim to clarify any security gaps - none of the workers were wearing masks -, with what criteria the staff who were not specialized and would not have followed safety courses were selected and why the Amap technician authorized the victims to go down to the room of the plant.
(Unioneonline/ss)