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Health and Safety Regulations.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 27 September 2006

Wednesday, 27 September 2006

Ceisteanna (858)

Arthur Morgan

Ceist:

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]

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Statistics 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

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