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Winemaker dies in Italy while trying to save colleague who fainted in wine vat

A winemaker in Italy has died while trying to save his colleague who had passed out in wine vat, according to Italy’s fire brigade.

By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN

Published Sep 16, 2023 7:22 PM EDT | Updated Sep 16, 2023 7:22 PM EDT

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(CNN) — A winemaker in Italy has died while trying to save his colleague who had passed out in wine vat, according to Italy’s fire brigade.

Authorities responded to the emergency call on Thursday at the Ca’di Rajo winery in San Polo di Piave, in the city of Treviso in northern Italy.

According to the fire brigade, the man in his forties was trying to save his colleague who had fainted from carbon dioxide fumes while carrying out maintenance work.

The two men were working in a processing tank that had just been emptied of wine for bottling when they were overcome by fumes from the fermentation process.

Neither men were wearing breathing apparatuses or safety harnesses, according to the fire brigade.

The incident occurred at the Ca'di Rajo winery in Treviso, northern Italy. Courtesy Italy Fire Brigade

“We are overwhelmed by pain, for us they are two brothers, two sons. My thoughts go to these two men, who grew up with us, and their families,” owner of the winery, Simone Cecchetto said in a statement provided to CNN.

“We pray that the young man who was injured recovers as soon as possible,” the statement continued, describing the incident as a “huge tragedy.”

A view of the wine factory at the Graham Beck wine estate in Robertson, South Africa, Monday, March 9, 2009. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam)

The General Secretary of local trade union CISL Belluno Treviso is calling for more action to prevent workplace deaths, citing a recent plea by Italian president Sergio Mattarella to beef up training following a spate of workplace accidents including a man who died when cheese rounds fell on him earlier this summer.

“Not even the President of the Republic’s appeal to push us to do more for safety, to stop this daily massacre of deaths at work is enough,” Massimiliano Paglini said in a statement.

This article has been updated to change the gas released to carbon dioxide

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