Fincantieri shipyard accident kills worker, critically injures another

ROME, Sept 30 (Reuters) - ‌A man died ​and ​another was seriously injured after an accident at a shipyard operated by Italy's Fincantieri in ‌the port city of Ancona, the shipbuilder and ⁠police said on Wednesday.

The accident occurred late on Tuesday when a ‌fire broke out as ‌the two workers were carrying out welding work on a vessel.

Police are investigating the cause of the blaze, ​which local unions said may have been due to a fault involving a welding machine.

Both men were ⁠employed by a subcontractor, Fincantieri said.

The victim was a 54-year-old Tunisian who ​died from severe burns, a local union official said, while the critically injured worker is ​a 29-year-old Bangladeshi.

Local media reported that ‌he is due to be transferred from Ancona's regional hospital to a specialist burns ⁠unit in the Tuscan city of Pisa.

Italy's main metalworkers' unions - Fiom, Fim and Uilm - staged a protest at the shipyard ⁠and began immediate eight-hour strikes covering the day's shifts.

National unions called ​for a two-hour strike across all Fincantieri's shipyards from Wednesday.

"Safety culture needs to change, it is too often viewed solely as ‌a business cost," a local union statement said, calling fro greater investments in training and ‌protective equipment.

The unions also called for a review of Italy's ⁠contracting and subcontracting practices, ‌saying workplace accidents ​were more common in places where subcontractors worked.

(Reporting by Giulia Segreti in Rome, editing by Gavin ‌Jones)

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