Farm accident was not preventable

An accident resulting in the death of a 59-year-old man while erecting shuttering on his farm earlier this year, was not preventable or foreseeable, a Coroner’s Court heard yesterday.

Timothy (Teddy) Brosnan lost his life in one of 20 fatal farm accidents so far this year, compared to 16 for all of 2013.

Farm and safety organisations have been calling for greater awareness of safety among farmers.