Overview
- Two builders working from a crane basket fell from a tenth floor Friday in Palermo after the platform flipped and the arm snapped, leaving both dead at the scene.
- The falling basket and arm smashed the canopy of a tire shop below, injuring employee Emanuele Parisi, who was taken to Villa Sofia hospital.
- Prosecutors opened a negligent manslaughter investigation and named the owner of Edil Tech and the apartment owner as suspects, with autopsies set for Monday and technical checks underway.
- Investigators say the two men had no contracts and were not registered with construction funds, and they are reviewing the crane’s upkeep, safety gear use, and required training for work at height.
- Regional unions offered condolences and pressed for mass safety inspections and more inspectors across Sicily, while the USB union called a 24-hour strike in Palermo province for Monday with a sit-in at the prefecture.