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ALMOST HALF OF all workplace deaths in 2016 were on farms, according to figures released by the Health and Safety Authority today.
Of the 44 people who were killed in Irish workplaces last year, 21 were farm deaths.
Overall, there was a 21% reduction of the 56 deaths reported in 2015. However, farm deaths increased from 18.
One of those was an 8-year-old girl who died in a farm accident involving a tractor in Mayo in August.
Construction fatalities were down to nine in 2016, from 11 in 2015. There was a reduction in the number of fishing related deaths down to three in 2016 from five in 2015. The transportation and storage sector had one fatality compared to four in 2015.
Across all sectors, accidents involving vehicles accounted for nearly half (20) of all fatalities in 2016.
Safety
The county with the highest number of fatalities in 2016 was Cork with eight reported, followed by Kerry and Meath with four each.
The majority of work-related deaths (30) involved 25-65 year old males. However, there were nine men over 65 killed in the agriculture sector.
Martin O’Halloran, Chief Executive of the HSA said: “We welcome the reduction in the number of work-related fatalities last year, the lowest number since 2009.
However, it is clear that there is a systemic problem with safety on our farms. For the last seven years the agriculture sector has recorded the highest number of fatalities. Safety must become an integral part of farming culture, rather than an afterthought.
Cork, Kerry and Tipperary had the highest number of farm deaths – with three people being killed in each county in 2016.
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Probably on his way back to Nigeria now
Really? He could be from north Dublin you know?
Lol.
or little Nigeria.?
(Littlepace, Dublin 15)
There are 160 milion Nigerians in Nigeria.
Some of those who arrive on our shores actually work for a living..
Will claim he is a vp for visa.
Yea some of them, when it should be all of them .. or go back home and be a bum there
Working the game.. most corrupt nation on earth
But they dont NEED to….
You smoking again Peter? Hmmm k
Fraudsters from Nigeria??
Did they do the Rush/Lusk Credit Union too or was that ours because we’re pretty good at ripping people off, just ask that oul wan that took the ‘Social Farewell’ for €200,000 plus and only got a suspended sentence.
Im Nigerian… the money was 370, 70 already in Nigeria.
No need to cry about it, the money belongs to an italian!
How you like us now?
She was from Nigeria…just a bad sun burn. (:
why people disliking my comment? I thought yous Irish lot like humor!
Its only 370, dont cry, wipe your eyes :)
An for the fraud ol lady…shes one of us?
Or Dail Eireann.
Or the Dail.
And at least 159 million of them are Princes who have vast sums of cash resting in their accounts who would be very grateful if you would just hold onto a couple of million for a week or 2.
Yeh right !!!!
You wrong my Irish friend, we are 200m strong…and Multiplying. (:
You are right, we have 159m prince. Since yous are good with management, we offers you to mind our millions, just like the italian minding the 300k. :)
Now, whats the problem with that?
and he’s gone…
He should have been elected then do it then he could claim it was an anomaly or he wasn’t aware it was someone else’s account or he couldn’t remember his password.
The money was only resting in the account.
And because of his rough upbringing, his addictions, gambling problems, and 406 previous convictions, a suspended sentence will seem fitting.
If he is that plausible a trickster why is he not in Dail Eireann with the rest.?
This kind of trickery is far too advanced for our buffoons in parliament.
He should just claim his English isn’t very good.
Does that only work for Italians in from of Judge Martin Nolan or is that for all non English speakers and all judges??
He’s an idiot…who withdraws such an amount at a go?
The Italian man is a bigger one..
How did he think he could walk into a bank to ask to withdraw 300k and for it not to raise any alarm bells is the best part. Makes me feel better that we have those kinda ppl in the world
Whats the odds he is one of our “New Irish” with his lovely vibrant culture.
“Released without charge” ??
Preparing a file for the DPP is a bit of a waste of time, surely.
No room in the Joy for hard working,ordinary decent scammers.
It doesn’t even come close to the 20% deposit for the house in Foxrock.
He should be made CEO of Irish Water.
I just knew give it long enough and some Idiot will mention Irish Water.
Anyone know what Ivor is up to these days?
Most probably a Nigerian prince!!
That was my uncle, he was a prince b4 he came here…he only want his money, no need to cry about it!
Rodney u plonker!!!!!!!
The money was only resting in his account your honour….
The spoon!!
What an idiot. Should have used bitcoin.
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