The accident involved construction work on the farm.
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A farmer was killed last week in an accident involving construction work on a farm in Armagh. Eugene Murphy (70) died on Thursday afternoon on his farm near Silverbridge.
A spokesperson for the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland said that an investigation into the incident is ongoing.
The spokesperson said that the total number of deaths from farm accidents in Northern Ireland to date this year is four. Last year, six deaths occurred as a result of accidents on NI farms.
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A farmer was killed last week in an accident involving construction work on a farm in Armagh. Eugene Murphy (70) died on Thursday afternoon on his farm near Silverbridge.
A spokesperson for the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland said that an investigation into the incident is ongoing.
The spokesperson said that the total number of deaths from farm accidents in Northern Ireland to date this year is four. Last year, six deaths occurred as a result of accidents on NI farms.
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