# Workplace accidents

All time

Lowest number of work-related fatalities since records began reported in 2021

Construction sites were the most dangerous workplace for 2021, with 10 deaths reported.

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Dec 31st 2021, 6:30 AM

Construction deaths more than doubled last year with falls from heights being the leading cause

Overall, 46 people died in workplace accidents in 2019 and agriculture remains the most dangerous sector in which to work.

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Jan 10th 2020, 6:00 AM

37 people were killed in work-related accidents in 2018

Figures have revealed that work-related accidents hit an all-time low in 2018.

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Jan 8th 2019, 6:20 AM

47 people died in workplace accidents last year (and 14 of them were elderly farmers)

New figures from the Health and Safety Authority show that there were 47 fatal accidents last year, up one from 46 the year before.

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Jan 3rd 2018, 1:10 PM

"When I woke up I couldn't move arms, legs - so I had to start from scratch again"

Construction Safety Week is trying to get people to be safer in the workplace.

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Sep 13th 2016, 6:01 AM

McDonald's worker claims he was told to put mayonnaise on a grease burn

Another was told to put mustard on a burn that required morphine.

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Mar 17th 2015, 11:37 AM

Spidey senses tingling? You're much more likely to have a workplace accident today

Thursdays in November are the riskiest time of the year.

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Nov 6th 2014, 9:19 AM

"One moment off-balance and my leg was gone"

Farmers involved in agricultural accidents tell their stories to warn others of work hazards.

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Apr 28th 2013, 8:00 AM

Number of workplace deaths in 2012 down by 13 per cent

47 people sustained fatal workplace injuries in 2012, down from 54 the previous year; farming is the most dangerous profession.

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Jan 3rd 2013, 11:17 AM