'There were two accidents that day, one physical and one mental'

Ben and Elaine Ryall, Watergrasshill, on their farm where they run a pedigree Angus herd. Picture Denis Minihane.

Ben Ryall and his wife Elaine run a pedigree Angus herd at their farm in Watergrass Hill, Cork where they produce easy calving bulls for the dairy herd.

On Monday morning January 9, 2006, Ben’s hand got caught on the PTO shaft of a vacuum tanker he was operating.