Thirty workplace deaths linked to vehicles last year Four fifths of bystanders killed in farming workplace accidents were children about 6 hours ago Photograph: Getty Your Web Browser may be out of date. If you are using Internet Explorer 9, 10 or 11 our Audio player will not work properly.
Thirty people were killed in workplace accidents involving vehicles last year, with nearly 250 killed in the last decade, according to a report by the Health and Safety Authority (HSA). The farming and agriculture sector accounted for the largest portion of workplace fatalities involving vehicles, with 110 deaths between 2010 and 2019. There were 25 fatalities involving vehicles in the transport and storage sector, 24 in the construction industry, 20 in the retail sector, and 20 in vehicle repair shops.