Overview
- The fall occurred in the afternoon between San Martino di Venezze and Mardimago at a facility of the Cooperativa Produttori di Mais di San Martino in the province of Rovigo.
- Emergency responders from SUEM 118, occupational safety inspectors from Spisal, and the Carabinieri were on site and opened inquiries to determine the dynamics of the incident.
- The victim has not been publicly identified in reports, which describe the person as a young worker.
- Uil del Veneto, through secretary general Roberto Toigo, condemned the death and urged stronger preventive measures, saying safety must come before haste and profit.
- This is the second fatal workplace incident in the Polesine area within a week, following the death of 29-year-old Luca Domenicale, who was crushed by machinery.