Overview
- On Wednesday morning a 38-year-old waste-collection worker, Abderrazzak Touil, was pushed against a concrete pillar during a vehicle maneuver in Via Alessandro Manzoni in Binasco and was crushed when the pillar detached; he was airlifted to Rozzano hospital and died shortly after.
- Local Polizia Locale and emergency teams secured the scene and opened a criminal and administrative reconstruction of the incident, but authorities have not yet announced a final cause or legal determination.
- Sasom Srl issued a statement expressing deep condolences, said it would cooperate with investigators, and confirmed Touil had been with the company only a short time.
- Regional unions including UIL and UIL Trasporti Lombardia condemned the death as part of recurring workplace fatalities, used the phrase 'omicidi sul lavoro' and urged immediate enforcement steps and a new criminal offense for work-related deaths.
- The case highlights known hazards in waste collection—early shifts, heavy vehicles and tight urban maneuvers—and comes as Lombardy reports a high number of workplace deaths in early 2026, a fact unions cite to press for policy and inspection changes.