A suspended prison sentence of two years was requested against two officials from O-I France, a major glassmaker, and another company, Kaefer, in connection with a fatal workplace accident that occurred in January 2023. The case was being tried for involuntary manslaughter following the death of a 43-year-old temporary rope worker who fell 14 meters after crossing an unsafe plexiglass panel during a decontamination mission on the roof of an O-I glassworks in Vayres, Gironde. The worker had unfastened himself for unknown reasons. The prosecutor requested a fine of 100,000 euros against each of the two companies, which were also prosecuted as legal entities. The case was heard before the correctional court in Libourne, Gironde. The victim's fall occurred after he had unfastened himself for unknown reasons during a decontamination mission on the roof of an O-I glassworks in Vayres (Gironde). The prosecutor emphasized the need to "ensure this case is not just a statistic" among fatal workplace accidents, which affected 783 people in 2025 according to the CGT, which says it is based on figures from the Social Security Fund. The prosecutor stated that the companies "left safety to depend on one factor: the employee's personal vigilance," even though a serious accident had already occurred in this glassworks three years before this fatal fall. O-I France, which "knows the site and the risk of falling in this area (…) has not implemented all preventive measures," said the representative of the public prosecutor, which "contributed to the death of the rope worker." The decision was rendered on November 17. Risk prioritization was at the heart of the debates, which mainly focused on the reasons for the absence of collective protection equipment, which are prioritized over individual protection according to the Labor Code. The lawyers for the civil parties also recalled the "limited field of vision" of the rope worker, due to his heavy decontamination equipment. The defense of the two companies, the former site director of O.I in Vayres and a Kaefer manager, focused on placing the blame for the fatal accident on the worker's error and the impossibility of installing collective protection equipment, which they said were too dangerous to install. The judgment was deferred to November 17.