What Happened?
INFORMATION ON AN OCCUPATIONAL FATAL ACCIDENT
OCCUPATION: Farmer
AGE: 36 years
DATE AND TIME OF ACCIDENT: 22nd January 2021 at approx. 12.30pm
LOCATION OF ACCIDENT: Kilkee, Co. Clare
NATURE OF BUSINESS: F (4312) Construction
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES (approx.): 0
WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENT: Farm
CIRCUMSTANCES OF ACCIDENT: While the deceased was working in an excavation for a slatted shed, an adjacent wall collapsed on him.
HOW INJURED: Trapped, crushed
TYPE OF INJURY: Concussion and internal injuries
BODY PART INJURED: Torso and organs