Worker crushed by his tractor in Castiglione di Sicilia: social media condolences and call for prevention.

Last Updated: May 18, 2024

The funeral of Giovanni Zumbo, a 52-year-old agricultural worker from Castiglione di Sicilia who died while working with an excavator in a vineyard near Rovittello, a hamlet of the municipality of Etna, is scheduled for Sunday morning, 19th May at 10.30 am at the church of S. Pietro. He died after being crushed by the machine he was operating, which overturned. This tragic incident has raised questions, controversies, and tensions regarding workplace safety measures. The community is expressing their condolences and solidarity with the Zumbo family through social media posts. Sunday will be a day of prayer in Castiglione, with a holy mass scheduled in the evening at the basilica of Madonna della Catena.