Overview

• A 54-year-old worker fell five meters from scaffolding at a Modugno site on July 30 and died shortly after arriving at Policlinico di Bari.
• Carabinieri and ASL Bari Spesal have seized the Modugno construction site to carry out technical assessments.
• The Naples Public Prosecutor’s Office, led by Stella Castaldo and Antonio Ricci, has authorized the release of the remains of the three workers killed in the July 25 lift collapse in Rione Alto.
• Autopsies for Vincenzo Del Grosso, Ciro Pierro, and Luigi Romano have been completed as part of negligent homicide inquiries, and prosecutors are awaiting toxicology and pathology results.
• Italy’s rising worksite fatalities have prompted unions to call for stricter inspections, clearer subcontracting accountability, and a dedicated prosecutor for workplace deaths.