The prosecution followed a fatal accident on 11 June 2015 at Carrowscoilta Quarry, Ballyhaunis, Co. Mayo. An employee of the company, Mr. Joseph Harrington, was fatally injured when he fell into an inadequately guarded stone crusher at the quarry operated by Harrington Concrete (no relation) and Quarries ULC.
Harrington Concrete and Quarries ULC had earlier pleaded guilty to three offences under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005, namely failure to:
Mark Cullen, Assistant Chief Executive of the Health and Safety Authority said: “It is vital that employers ensure that they provide safe plant and machinery and that there are appropriate safe systems of work in place designed to protect their employees. Furthermore, such measures should be specified in the company safety statement. The failures that contributed to this incident are clear and the consequences for Mr Harrington and his family were tragic.”
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