(ANSA) - Cuneo, October 18 - A factory worker died Friday
after being hit by a piece of machinery in a plant near Cuneo.
It was the third fatal workplace accident in the province in
10 days.
The 33-year-old man from Boves near Cuneo died in hospital
after being hit by the machine at the Merlo metalworking plant
at Cervasca near Cuneo.
The plant is a the headquarters of a leading firm in the
sector of telescopic lifts and earthmoving equipment.
It employs over 4,000 people.
Some 19 workplace deaths have been reported in the province
of Cuneo this year, and three in the last 10 days.
The government has pledged to take action to reduce workplace
deaths.
Trade unions have issued an alarm about the issue.
Worker dies after being hit by machinery
Third workplace accident victim in province in 10 days