Workplace fatality figures released for 2021/22
July 8, 2022
A hundred and twenty-three workers were killed in work-related accidents in Great Britain in the last year, according to figures published by the HSE. Read More
Company fined after member of public fatally injured
June 27, 2022
Plastic Water Piping (PWP) Limited pleaded guilty to three charges of breaching the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 and were instructed under the Probation Act to donate €1,000 to charity. Read More
Farming company fined after fatality
May 13, 2022
Yorkshire Dairy Goats has been fined for safety breaches after a farm worker was run over and fatally wounded. Read More
HSE safety alert: Mast climbing work platforms (MCWPs)
May 7, 2022
The HSE has issued a safety alert advising of a serious technical fault found with mast climbing work platforms (MCWPs). Read More
Farmer fined after worker becomes entangled in potato harvester
April 1, 2022
A farmer has been sentenced after a worker suffered multiple injuries after becoming entangled in the contra-rotating rollers of a potato harvester. Read More
Farmer sentenced after child fatally injured in fall from farm vehicle
March 15, 2022
The mother of a four-year-old boy who fell from a farm vehicle and was run over sustaining fatal injuries has called for a change in attitude in agriculture. Read More
Scrap company fined after worker suffers crush injuries
March 2, 2022
A motor vehicle scrap company and a director have been fined after a worker suffered crush injuries in an incident involving a forklift truck. Read More
Business fined for death of forklift truck operator
February 28, 2022
A building supplies firm has admitted breaching health and safety standards over the death of an employee who was crushed by a forklift truck. Read More
Firm fined after 18-year-old employee injured
February 15, 2022
A recycling company has been fined after an employee was injured whilst clearing a blockage in a waste metal chute. Read More
Serious injury to worker results in €225k fine
February 3, 2022
Irish Cement Limited has been fined after a worker was seriously injured when the articulated tractor and trailer unit he was operating toppled over. Read More
