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There was an abrupt and unfortunate rise in construction deaths in the late months of last year, according to figures revealed at January’s HSE board meeting.
In October and November there were 13 fatalities in the sector, compared with 18 for the whole of the previous six months – down from 32 in the same period in the previous year.
More than half the October and November total were caused by falls from height, which mirrors a leap the previous year; there were 12 fatal incidents in the industry in October – November 2008, five due to falls from height.
HSE’s injury figures for the 12 months to April 2009 had shown a fall in construction fatalities to 53 down from 72 in the previous 12 months, however some parties believe that this improvement could simply be due to the reduced building related activities that took place during the recession.
