Monday saw two ore workplace accidental deaths in a long spate that Italy is enduring and which has spurred government action, both in Lombardy.
At Botticino near Brescia a 54-year-old man was crushed to death by a slab of marble in a quarry.
Shortly afterwards, another worker, aged 57, was crushed to death by a rock near Como.
Premier Giorgia Meloni said her government was allocating 650 million euros in new money to boost workplace health and safety before the May Day national holiday.
The government met trade unions on May 8 to discuss the issue of health and safety.
