Number of work-related deaths falls by 20%
According to a report from the Health and Safety Authority (HSA), there were 46 workplace fatalities in Ireland last year down from 56 in 2015.
The highest number of fatalities were in the agriculture, forestry, and fishing sector, where 24 worker deaths were recorded in 2016, with one additional non-worker death. There were nine worker fatalities in the construction sector last year making this the sector with the second highest number of fatalities since 2012.
