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This year
2024
Health and Safety Authority
Significant increase in number of work-related deaths last year compared to 2022
43 people lost their lives in work-related incidents in 2023 compared to 28 the previous year.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing accounted for 20 fatalities, with farming accounting for 16 of these fatalities.
HSA Assistant Chief Executive Mark Cullen told The Journal that fatalities in the agriculture and construction sectors remain "stubbornly high".
15
7.3k
Jan 5th 2024, 12:05 AM
Last year
2023
Tinahely
Man in his 60 dies following workplace accident in Co Wicklow
27.3k
Nov 16th 2023, 2:40 PM
Carlow
Man, 20s, dies after fall from truck while working in Co Carlow
2
28.9k
Aug 16th 2023, 6:12 PM
Clare
Two farmers fined for health and safety breaches that led to death of a man on farm
22.9k
Jul 31st 2023, 6:03 PM
Health and Safety Authority
Engineering company fined €750,000 over death of worker after he fell 24 metres
24.7k
Jun 26th 2023, 3:04 PM
All time
Health and Safety
2022 saw lowest number of work-related fatalities in 30 years
1
3.7k
Dec 30th 2022, 6:15 AM
Navan
HSE fined €23,000 over attack on nurses by a patient
9
28.8k
Updated
Apr 28th 2022, 10:00 AM
Laois
Woman (60s) killed in Laois farm accident
37.7k
Feb 1st 2022, 10:14 AM
Workplace accidents
Lowest number of work-related fatalities since records began reported in 2021
14
9.5k
Dec 31st 2021, 6:30 AM
sent forward
Two companies facing trial following deaths of bridge workers
32.5k
Dec 6th 2021, 7:59 PM
meat plants
Meat plant inspections find lack of social distancing, ill-fitted masks, and asbestos
43
37.8k
Nov 29th 2020, 8:30 PM
hsa
State body that enforces Covid-19 guidelines in workplaces has issued 54 prohibition notices in last six weeks
25
49.6k
Aug 3rd 2020, 12:05 AM
Phase Two
Safety expert: 'Some businesses are using return-to-work plans as a fig leaf - they're not sure what it's meant to do'
5
20.5k
Jun 5th 2020, 6:10 AM
INspections
A €20m budget and just 67 field inspectors: Is the HSA up to the task of policing the Covid reopening?
58
22.1k
May 23rd 2020, 12:05 AM
Kildare
Man dies in suspected workplace accident at Kildare meat processing plant
6
35.5k
May 15th 2020, 11:01 AM
Health and Safety
Safety watchdog to carry out inspection 'blitz' on construction sites nationwide
15
15.5k
Oct 21st 2019, 6:05 AM
Fatality
Man (60s) dies in workplace accident after falling from height at Dublin 4 building
6
64.5k
Sep 23rd 2019, 5:31 PM
workplace safety
HSA to carry out safety inspection blitz on quarries
17
14.0k
Sep 6th 2019, 12:48 PM
hsa
39 people died in workplace incidents last year, with 17 deaths caused by vehicles
11
8.8k
Aug 30th 2019, 1:09 PM
enniskeane
Man (50s) dies in workplace accident in west Cork
4
32.2k
Feb 26th 2019, 11:22 AM
Health and Safety
37 people were killed in work-related accidents in 2018
12
10.0k
Jan 8th 2019, 6:20 AM
southbank quay
Investigation launched into sudden death of man (40s) in dockland workplace incident
11
22.2k
Nov 15th 2018, 5:58 PM
sanofi
Two people injured in chemical incident at laboratory in Waterford
1
19.3k
Aug 1st 2018, 2:30 PM
Clogher
Investigation launched after man (50s) dies in farming accident in Mayo
5
25.8k
Jun 30th 2018, 4:32 PM
Health and Safety
Man dies suddenly in workplace incident at Dublin Port
2
20.7k
Jun 6th 2018, 8:05 PM
Workplace accident
Man dies after falling from roof at Monaghan hotel
13
55.4k
Mar 12th 2018, 8:21 PM
Workplace accident
Man in his 70s dies after being struck by teleporter at Meath farm
10
23.5k
Feb 10th 2018, 11:28 AM
workplace fatalities
47 people died in workplace accidents last year (and 14 of them were elderly farmers)
18
11.0k
Jan 3rd 2018, 1:10 PM
Tragedy
Waterways Ireland employee killed while carrying out work near canal in Leitrim
7
23.9k
Nov 28th 2017, 7:34 AM
Dublin
Laois man dies after being struck by large fuse box at St Patrick's University Hospital
22
37.4k
Nov 24th 2017, 11:56 AM
Workplace accident
Company fined €125k after employee has four fingers amputated
10
32.2k
Nov 10th 2017, 6:01 PM
Safety
Watchdog to target discount and hardware stores for banned hazardous chemicals
19
20.5k
Sep 11th 2017, 10:15 AM
Health and Safety
Farmers account for most work-related deaths in Ireland
29
8.7k
Aug 16th 2017, 8:19 AM
johnswell
Baby boy (1) dies on farm in Kilkenny
6
46.9k
Jun 29th 2017, 7:34 PM
precautions
Some simple steps can make the most dangerous job in Ireland a little safer
22
10.6k
May 24th 2017, 6:30 AM
Workplace accidents
"When I woke up I couldn't move arms, legs - so I had to start from scratch again"
1
11.8k
Sep 13th 2016, 6:01 AM
Building standards
Construction company hit with €250,000 fine for safety breach that killed two
11
24.2k
Jul 14th 2016, 7:01 PM
Workplace accident
Farmer (65) dies while working on his tractor in Co Kerry
6
25.2k
May 3rd 2016, 12:29 PM
RIP
Tributes to "good natured young fella" who died in Cork welding explosion
16
30.3k
Nov 19th 2015, 6:57 PM
Donegal
Galway fisherman dies after becoming overcome by fumes on trawler
6
22.4k
Aug 25th 2015, 10:15 AM
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