Work-related death rate ‘shocking’

THE number of people killed in work-related accidents in Cork last month was the worst in over a decade.

Four fatalities, more than the total recorded in similar accidents in the county during the whole of last year, prompted an urgent visit to Cork yesterday by Health and Safety Authority chief executive Tom Beegan.

Pleading with employers and workers to redouble their efforts to prioritise safety in the workplace, he said the statistics are shocking and totally unacceptable.