Staying alive

Labour Affairs Minister Tony Killeen has called on all organisations working in the farming sector to work towards reversing the trend of elderly fatalities in farm accidents.

He said, “It is deeply worrying that 80% of those that have died in farm accidents this year are over the age of 65. There is a terrible trend developing on our farms where the elderly are most likely to lose their lives in farm accidents. In 2004, 7 out of the 14 people who died on Irish farms were over 65. ”