A 53-year-old carpenter from Pozzuoli was seriously injured after falling from scaffolding at a construction site in Via Enea, in the Bagnoli district of Naples.
According to reporting by Il Mattino Napoli, the man fell from an estimated height of seven metres while work was under way on the external facade of a building. The incident occurred at approximately 8:15.
The worker was taken to Cardarelli Hospital in serious condition and was admitted with a reserved prognosis. No subsequent medical outcome was established in the available reporting.
Police from the Bagnoli station and the Labour Inspectorate carried out checks following the incident. The inquiries concerned safety equipment, the worker's employment status, and the roles of the contractor, the client, and the works director.
The exact cause of the fall and any question of responsibility remained under investigation at the time of reporting, and the available material did not independently confirm whether required safety devices were present or correctly used.
