Provisional statistics issued by the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) reveal an 18% increase in fatalities from work related accidents in 2019 with 46 people losing their lives.
The figures show;
The five main causes of workplace fatalities in 2019 were getting trapped or crushed, struck by a vehicle, falls from heights, drowning or being struck by a falling object.
Trapped or crushed (17)
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Struck by vehicle (9) |
Impact following fall (7) |
Drowning (5) |
Struck by falling object (4) |
Other (4) |
Wexford had the highest number of workplace fatalities in 2019 with 7 deaths, Dublin had 6, and Cork had 5.
Source: HSA
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