The incident took place on Tuesday morning. \ Donal O' Leary
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A man in his 70s suffered fatal injuries when emptying a septic tank on a farm on Tuesday morning, a Garda spokesperson told the Irish Farmers Journal.
Gardaí were called to the scene of an incident at 10am in Ferrybank, on the border between Co Kilkenny and Co Waterford.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene and his body was taken to University Hospital Waterford for a postmortem examination.
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The Health and Safety Authority attended the scene and a spokesperson said it had launched an investigation.
It was not immediately clear if the tank was a domestic installation or part of the farming operation.
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A man in his 70s suffered fatal injuries when emptying a septic tank on a farm on Tuesday morning, a Garda spokesperson told the Irish Farmers Journal.
Gardaí were called to the scene of an incident at 10am in Ferrybank, on the border between Co Kilkenny and Co Waterford.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene and his body was taken to University Hospital Waterford for a postmortem examination.
The Health and Safety Authority attended the scene and a spokesperson said it had launched an investigation.
It was not immediately clear if the tank was a domestic installation or part of the farming operation.
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