An electrical panel on a textile
machine that killed a 22-year-old mother of a five-year-old boy
near Prato on May 3 and spurred calls to up workplace safety in
Italy was "tampered with" so that the machine would work without
its safety barrier being lowered, the reason why Luana D'Orazio
got tugged into its cogs and died, a report said Thursday
according to Italian radio.
The machine was also altered so that a start button, which said
have been inactive with the barrier up, worked anyway, the
report from technical experts said.
Italy is in the middle of a spate of workplace accident deaths
which has spurred calls to up workplace safety.
D'Orazio's death placed the issue at the centre of public debate
once again.
Another five people died at work in the first week of May, in
accidents.
They have been followed by five more already this month.
Premier Mario Draghi said that more must be done on workplace
safety.
Over 2,000 additional workplace safety inspectors will be hired
adding to the 4,500 now on duty, he said.
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