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26/07/2011
Ballymena Factory Accident Probed
An investigation is underway after a man was injured in an industrial accident in Ballymena yesterday.
Machinery fell on the man as it was being serviced. The accident happened around 10am on Monday at the JTI plant in the town and he remains critically ill in hospital.
The JTI plant was formerly known as the Gallagher cigarette factory.
The man was taken to Antrim Area Hospital but later transferred to the Ulster Hospital in Belfast for specialised treatment.
In a statement on Tuesday, the Health and Safety Executive for NI confirmed that an investigation had begun.
"The circumstances surrounding this particular incident are under investigation and HSENI is unable to comment further at this time," the statement said.
(BMcC)
Machinery fell on the man as it was being serviced. The accident happened around 10am on Monday at the JTI plant in the town and he remains critically ill in hospital.
The JTI plant was formerly known as the Gallagher cigarette factory.
The man was taken to Antrim Area Hospital but later transferred to the Ulster Hospital in Belfast for specialised treatment.
In a statement on Tuesday, the Health and Safety Executive for NI confirmed that an investigation had begun.
"The circumstances surrounding this particular incident are under investigation and HSENI is unable to comment further at this time," the statement said.
(BMcC)
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