Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 27 September 2006
932 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the average age of workers killed in workplace accidents in 2005 and each of the previous five years and if he will provide this data in relation to the construction sector specifically. [28271/06]
View answerStatistics on workplace accidents are collected and published by the Health and Safety Authority.
The following table shows the number of workplace fatalities over the past 6 years both across all sectors and in the construction sector. However, statistics in regard to the age of people involved in workplace accidents were not recorded prior to 2003 and are therefore not available.
|
Year |
Total number of fatalities |
Average age of fatalities — all Sectors |
Fatalities — Construction Sector |
Average age of fatalities — Construction Sector |
|
2000 |
70 |
N/A |
17 |
N/A |
|
2001 |
67 |
N/A |
22 |
N/A |
|
2002 |
61 |
N/A |
21 |
N/A |
|
2003 |
68 |
46 |
20 |
45 |
|
2004 |
50 |
45 |
16 |
40 |
|
2005 |
73 |
47 |
23 |
42 |
|
2006 (to 25 September) |
41 |
50 |
9 |
42 |
