HSA report confirms two workplace related fatalities in Limerick in 2022
THE HEALTH AND Safety Authority have confirmed that there were two work-related fatalities in Limerick in 2022.
Provisional data from the HSA shows that a total of 26 people lost their lives in work-related incidents in 2022, compared to 38 in 2021.
This is the lowest figure recorded since the Authority was established over thirty years ago.
Farming saw 12 fatalities recorded in 2022 compared to 10 in 2021, with it remaining the sector with the highest number of fatalities.
The age groups 55-64 and 65 years and over represents 69% of all fatalities in 2022.
Falling from height (nine fatalities) and loss of control of a vehicle or its attachments (seven fatalities) were the leading causes of work-related fatalities in 2022
Of the 26 fatalities in 2022, 25 were male and one was female.
Commenting on the HSA’s provisional data on fatalities in Irish workplaces, Mark Cullen, Interim Chief Executive at the Health and Safety Authority said: "It is positive to see such a substantial decline in work-related fatalities in 2022.
"However, our view is that every work-related death is preventable and vigilance around health and safety in Irish workplaces is still imperative.
"Christmas this year for the families and friends of all those killed in workplace incidents will have been a difficult one and our thoughts are with them".