Kildare records one of highest amount of workplace related deaths in 2016

The number of workplace deaths that occurred in Kildare in 2016 was among the highest recorded by any county in the country, with just three other areas registering a higher amount.

There were three workplace related deaths in Kildare last year, a figure that lies just below Cork, Kerry and Meath. Cork had eight workplace deaths, while Kerry and Meath recorded four each.

The types of accidents vary extensively, but the most common are fatalities that occur on farmlands throughout the country. Crop and animal production,hunting and related service activities account for 21 deaths in 2016, while construction related deaths totalled nine last year.

Counties Kerry, Cork and Tipperary accounted for three deaths each, while 10 of the agricultural deaths were as a result of tractor/farm vehicle accidents.