Sharp rise in deaths at work, says HSA report

The number of people fatally injured in workplace accidents has risen sharply since 2013. New statistics show 56 were killed at their place of work in 2014 compared to 47 the year before.

The overall worker fatality rate has also risen. It increased to 2.5 per 100,000 in 2014, from 2.1 per 100,000 in 2013.

Twenty-six of the fatalities in 2014 involved self-employed people, according to a report published yesterday by the Health and Safety Authority (HSA).