Worker awarded €268k over accident at Cork powdered milk plant

General operative at Kerry Ingredients plant in Charleville, Co Cork, was manoeuvring large sheet of metal near 20ft-deep hole when he slipped and fell, leaving him with chronic back pain, court heard

Employee's case was that he developed chronic pain in his back, which rendered him unfit for work, as a result of the accident. He claimed to be significantly disabled in all aspects of his life. Picture: Collins Courts

A general operative at a powdered milk production plant has been awarded more than €268,000 by the High Court over an accident in which he partially fell into a hole at the plant.

The accident happened when married father-of-two, Joseph Coughlan was assisting in manoeuvring a large sheet of metal near a 20ft-deep hole in the Kerry Ingredients plant in Charleville, Co Cork, on July 23, 2017, where he worked for 22 years.