Cork’s workplace deaths are double Dublin’s

Toll of 90 fatalities between 2008 and 2017 is highest of any county

Cork’s workplace deaths are double Dublin’s

Nearly one-in-five workplace deaths in the last 10 years have occurred in Cork. That death rate is more than twice that of the county with the the next highest record.

The Health and Safety Authority revealed the figures as it launched ‘Workers’ Memorial Day’, which is scheduled for this Saturday.

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