Farmers warned of machinery risk

FARMERS were reminded yesterday of the risks associated with the use of farm machinery.

Visitors to the Farm Machinery Show in Punchestown Event Centre, Co Kildare, heard that 18 of the 50 reported workplace fatalities last year were on farms. Some 3,000 people are injured in the agri-sector annually.

Minister of State Brendan Smith said these non-fatal accidents also bring disability, suffering and economic hardship to those affected.