A man in his 50s has passed away as a result of injuries he sustained while on a Co Offaly farm. On Wednesday last, gardaí were called to the farm accident, which happened in Kinnitty, near Birr in the county.
He was removed to Tullamore Hospital and later transferred to Beaumont Hospital, where he passed away on Friday 20 July. The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) and local coroner have been notified and investigations are ongoing, a Garda spokesperson told the Irish Farmers Journal.
Farm Safety Week
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It is the third farm fatality this week, which is Farm Safety Week. A woman in her 50s died in Galway following an accident with livestock earlier in the week and a man in his 90s died in Kerry following an accident involving machinery.
It brings to 18 the number of people who have died on farms to date in the Republic of Ireland and in Northern Ireland this year.
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A man in his 50s has passed away as a result of injuries he sustained while on a Co Offaly farm. On Wednesday last, gardaí were called to the farm accident, which happened in Kinnitty, near Birr in the county.
He was removed to Tullamore Hospital and later transferred to Beaumont Hospital, where he passed away on Friday 20 July. The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) and local coroner have been notified and investigations are ongoing, a Garda spokesperson told the Irish Farmers Journal.
Farm Safety Week
It is the third farm fatality this week, which is Farm Safety Week. A woman in her 50s died in Galway following an accident with livestock earlier in the week and a man in his 90s died in Kerry following an accident involving machinery.
It brings to 18 the number of people who have died on farms to date in the Republic of Ireland and in Northern Ireland this year.
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