Father fighting for life after both he and his son (11) fall off teleporter
A father is fighting for life after both he and his 11-year-old son fell from a farming vehicle yesterday afternoon. The 47-year-old man was airlifted to Tallaght hospital after the accident in Shinrone, Co Offaly. He was later transferred to Beaumont hospital where he remains in a critical condition. Gardaí say officers in Shinrone, […]
UK : Scaffolders fined £26k after untrained worker’s fall
A scaffolding company has been up in court after a worker fractured his skull in a fall and lost his sight in one eye. Bristol Magistrates’ Court heard how an employee of RJ Scaffolding (Bristol) Ltd had to be put into an induced coma for two weeks after falling more than six metres from the […]
OZ : Workplace death leads to manslaughter charge
Police have charged a man after a worker died following an incident on a Springfield Lakes construction site earlier this year. A 24-year-old Yarrabilba man, Neil Edward Norris, was on Tuesday charged with one count of manslaughter following Workplace Health and Safety investigations. Just before 2pm on April 10, it will be alleged a man […]
Workplace Accident Statistics – Twenty people killed in farm accidents last year
Health and Safety report shows 45 people died in workplace incidents in 2016 Twenty people were killed in accidents on Irish farms last year, more than double the number of workplace fatalities in any other sector. The number of workplace fatalities in the agricultural sector is up from 18 recorded deaths in 2015, according to […]
UK : Scaffold collapse leads to £27k fine
A Dorset based company has been fined £27,000 after a scaffold collapsed only narrowly missed a passer-by. Poole Magistrates’ Court heard how Swanage & Dorset Scaffolding & Roofing had been contracted to erect scaffolding at the industrial unit in Alder Hills Business Park, Wallisdown, Poole to provide edge protection for work to be carried out […]
Co Tyrone councillor injured in forklift workplace accident
A Castlederg Sinn Féin councillor remains in hospital after suffering serious injuries in a workplace accident involving a forklift and metal cage. Kieran McGuire (40) from Aghyaran was transferred to an Intensive Care Unit at Altnagelvin hospital in Derry after undergoing surgery for a broken ankle and fibula last Thursday. His leg was also broken […]
Man rescued after fall onto scaffolding at Irish Cement in Limerick
Major Rescue Operation to Recover Worker from Silo A Man has been rescued following a fall onto scaffolding at Irish Cement’s plant in Limerick. The worker, understood to be in his late 30s, is believed to have fallen around two metres from a ladder onto scaffolding while working on a large silo at the plant […]
US : One killed after amusement park ride breaks apart in Ohio
An amusement park ride broke apart on the opening day of the Ohio State Fair in the US, hurling people through the air, leaving one man dead and injuring seven other people. Three of the injured were in a critical condition, authorities said. “The fair is about the best things in life and tonight with […]
UK : Alton Towers ride Oblivion evacuated at highest point after ‘technical fault’
More than a dozen passengers were escorted off the Oblivion rollercoaster at its highest point on Tuesday because of a “technical fault”. The incident at the Staffordshire theme park happened one month after a similar stoppage on the nearby Smiler rollercoaster, on which four people were badly injured in a crash two years ago. Staff […]
Galway firm fined €22,500 after fatal workplace incident
A Galway company has been fined a total of €22,500 after pleading guilty to breaches of health and safety regulations, following the death of an employee in 2015. Forde Dismantlers Limited is based in Corrandulla, Co Galway. The charge against the firm was brought after an investigation by the Health and Safety Authority into the […]