A Scottish groundworks contractor company has been fined after a worker fell more than seven metres through a fragile roof. Stranraer Sheriff Court heard how a 42-year-old man had been subcontracted by McKeown Groundworks Ltd to carry out roof repairs on a barn at Whiteley’s Farm in Stranraer. The man began work on the roof…
Read articleA Polish road worker has died after he was crushed by a machine in south Armagh. The accident happened as the man, who was working as a contractor, was laying a new road surface on Bog Road outside Mullaghbawn at around 2pm on Wednesday, May 31st. It is understood the man died after he became…
Read articleA Glasgow construction company has been heavily fined after a pensioner managed to stray onto one of its sites and drowned in an excavated pit. Kirkcaldy Sherriff Court heard that in early January 2015 an 83-year-old John Philbin with a number of age-related illnesses wandered onto a house-building site that was closed for the holidays.…
Read articleFarmer pulled into haybob and ‘thrown out other side’ when attempting to clear blockage A man in his 60s was airlifted to hospital on Saturday after he became trapped in farm machinery in Co Galway. The incident happened on Saturday morning at Looscaun near Woodford. The man is understood to have been pulled into a…
Read articleFarmers seeking more help for difficult jobs on the land may be key to reducing the numbers of accidents and deaths in the country’s most dangerous workplaces, experts have warned. The often solitary profession has seen 138 people killed in farm accidents over the past seven years – this makes farming the most lethal job…
Read articleCalmer wind conditions in Co Galway have assisted efforts to bring under control a major fire which has already destroyed more than a third of Ireland’s largest forest. Air Corps and Coillte helicopters are continuing to douse the affected areas in the Cloosh Valley with thousands of litres of water. However, the State forestry agency…
Read articleA fine of €100,000 was imposed on Premier Periclase Ltd on Thursday 4th May by Judge Michael O’Shea, at Dundalk Circuit Criminal Court. At a previous sitting of the court the company (Premier Periclase Ltd) pleaded guilty to a breach of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005. The case arose after an…
Read articleA number of fire units are fighting a large fire at an industrial premises in the Raheen Industrial estate in Limerick, the second major industrial fire in the city in the past 24 hours. The fire broke out at around 11.40am at DGD services at Raheen, which provides corporate paper shredding services. It is understood…
Read articleA fire at an industrial premises on the outskirts of Limerick city has been brought under control. The fire broke out at the ClearCircle Metals plant, formerly Hegarty Metals, which is located on the Ballysimon Road on the eastern side of the city. It is understood the fire started inside a large quantity of scrap…
Read articleFather-of-three ‘received horrific head injuries’ after explosion at his garage A father of three from Co Wexford has died following an explosion in his workplace. Aidan Cummins, who was aged 53 and from Bannow, was carrying out work in his garage early on Saturday morning when an aerosol can exploded leading to his death. Investigating…
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