Cork sawmill admits two health and safety breaches after worker has thumb cut off

The judge said that GP Wood Ltd had done everything one could reasonably expect in response to this accident

Guilty pleas were entered on behalf of GP Wood Ltd of Main Street, Enniskeane, County Cork, to charges under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005.

A 24-year-old sawmills worker had his right thumb completely cut off in a workplace accident and his employers pleaded guilty to two health and safety breaches on Friday.

Guilty pleas were entered on behalf of GP Wood Ltd of Main Street, Enniskeane, County Cork, to charges under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005. The accident happened on March 3 this year where Paul O’Mahony suffered the injury.