Benevento, Neapolitan worker dies after falling from sixth floor during construction work

Benevento – The 55-year-old Neapolitan worker who was seriously injured in a work-related accident in Benevento on September 3rd has died. He died in recent hours at San Pio Hospital, where he had been admitted in critical condition after falling from scaffolding during renovation work on a building along Corso Garibaldi, in the heart of the city.

The accident immediately triggered emergency response. According to initial reports, the worker was on the sixth floor of the building when, for reasons still unclear, he fell from the scaffolding. The fall apparently stopped on the scaffolding itself, at the fourth floor level, preventing him from falling to the ground but still causing very serious injuries.

Colleagues' alarm and rescue

Colleagues present at the construction site raised the alarm. Emergency medical services, the Fire Department, and State Police officers responded to the scene.

Firefighters reached the worker directly on the structure, allowing rescuers to secure him and hand him over to medical personnel. The worker was then rushed to the hospital with a critical condition. His condition immediately appeared very serious.

At the time of the accident, it was reported that the man was regularly employed by the company carrying out the renovation. This aspect, along with the conditions of the construction site and the manner in which the work at height was carried out, is also part of the investigators' investigation.

The investigation of the Prosecutor's Office

The worker's death now opens a new and more delicate phase of the investigation. The investigation is being coordinated by the Benevento Public Prosecutor's Office and entrusted to investigators from the Flying Squad, who are attempting to precisely reconstruct the sequence of events and determine any violations of workplace safety regulations.

Among the elements still to be clarified are the circumstances that preceded the fall, the condition of the scaffolding, and the safety systems present on the construction site. An initial local news report had suggested the possible absence or failure to use a harness, but this is a factor that will need to be verified by investigators and, at this time, cannot be considered confirmed.

An autopsy has been arranged

Following the death, the Prosecutor's Office ordered an autopsy, which should help clarify the cause of death and provide further evidence to the investigation. The examination will also be important for reconstructing the injuries sustained in the accident and their relationship to the subsequent death.

Therefore, every step of that morning of September 3rd must be reconstructed. The Flying Squad's investigations, any technical findings, and other evidence acquired by the Prosecutor's Office will determine what happened at the construction site on Corso Garibaldi and whether anyone is responsible for the tragedy that cost the life of the Neapolitan worker.