Four work related deaths in Galway last year

Galway Bay fm newsroom - 4 people died in Galway workplace accidents last year, two more than in 2017.

Figures from the Health and Safety Authority show Galway, Cork and Mayo saw 4 fatalities, with Dublin recording 5.

41 percent of all workplace deaths last year were in the farming sector.

Overall, there were 37 deaths at work in 2018, a fall of 23 percent compared with the previous year.

CEO of the HSA, Dr. Sharon McGuinness, says that while the decrease is positive, there's still more work to be done.

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