Company fined €80,000 after fatal accident on Carlow Construction Site

At Waterford Circuit Court, Judge Eugene O’Kelly imposed a fine of €80,000 on a Carlow based construction company for breaches of health and safety legislation after an accident at a partiallyconstructed building in Leighlinbridge, County Carlow. An employee of the company died when he fell from a height whilst in the process of installing precast concrete slabs at the first floor level of the building.

The company had pleaded guilty to one charge, in that they failed to manage and conduct work activities in such a way as to ensure the safety of employees and they failed to provide systems of work that were planned, organised, performed and maintained.

Mark Cullen, Interim Chief Executive Officer, HSA said: “Employers have a duty to ensure that workers are protected from any potential hazards that arise in their workplace. Failure to do so in this case has regrettably led to the fatal injury of an employee.”