Overview
- Claudio Salamida, 46, died after falling from the fifth to the fourth floor of Acciaieria 2 during valve inspections, and he leaves a wife and a young child.
- Initial accounts say a grated walkway gave way beneath him at Converter 3, and emergency crews were unable to resuscitate him.
- Fim, Fiom and Uilm declared an immediate 24-hour strike to be observed across all of Acciaierie d’Italia’s sites.
- Acciaierie d’Italia offered condolences and said it is cooperating as Spesal reconstructs the dynamics and checks compliance with safety procedures.
- Local reporting indicates the Taranto prosecutor could order a partial seizure of the area, which could constrain operations at a plant running only Acciaieria 2 under extraordinary administration and navigating state liquidity support and a potential sale.