Menu
09/04/2008
Digger Operator Injured After Site Accident
A worker has been injured after an accident at a landfill site in Fermanagh.
The man is his 50s is seriously ill in hospital after the incident at the Drummee Waste Management Facility in Enniskillen yesterday afternoon.
It has been reported that the man, who was a contractor, was operating a Fermanagh District Council digger when the ground gave way.
The digger became submerged in water following the accident. A police spokesman said: "Initial reports suggest that a mechanical digger had toppled into a water-filled gulley."
Health and Safety are to launch an investigation into the incident today. A police investigation has also been launched.
(VB/JM)
The man is his 50s is seriously ill in hospital after the incident at the Drummee Waste Management Facility in Enniskillen yesterday afternoon.
It has been reported that the man, who was a contractor, was operating a Fermanagh District Council digger when the ground gave way.
The digger became submerged in water following the accident. A police spokesman said: "Initial reports suggest that a mechanical digger had toppled into a water-filled gulley."
Health and Safety are to launch an investigation into the incident today. A police investigation has also been launched.
(VB/JM)
Related Northern Ireland News Stories
Click here for the latest headlines.
14 November 2024
Police Appeal Following Burglary In Ahoghill
Detectives are appealing for information following a report of a burglary in Ahoghill on Tuesday, 12th November. Police received a report that the back door of a house on the Ballymena Road was forced open shortly before 6pm.
Police Appeal Following Burglary In Ahoghill
Detectives are appealing for information following a report of a burglary in Ahoghill on Tuesday, 12th November. Police received a report that the back door of a house on the Ballymena Road was forced open shortly before 6pm.
21 April 2008
Digger Accident Driver Dies
Injuries received in a Co Fermanagh site accident recently have resulted in the death of the digger driver involved. The incident took place at a refuse site in Enniskillen earlier this month leaving the victim, Ronnie Marshall, with serious injuries when his digger fell over and became partly submerged on 8 April. He has now died in hospital.
Digger Accident Driver Dies
Injuries received in a Co Fermanagh site accident recently have resulted in the death of the digger driver involved. The incident took place at a refuse site in Enniskillen earlier this month leaving the victim, Ronnie Marshall, with serious injuries when his digger fell over and became partly submerged on 8 April. He has now died in hospital.
01 December 2014
Man Killed In Farming Incident
A man has died in a farming accident in Co Fermanagh. The victim, 71, is thought to have been attacked by cattle on his farm near Ballinamallard. The incident happened over the weekend. An investigation is now being carried out by the Health and Safety Executive.
Man Killed In Farming Incident
A man has died in a farming accident in Co Fermanagh. The victim, 71, is thought to have been attacked by cattle on his farm near Ballinamallard. The incident happened over the weekend. An investigation is now being carried out by the Health and Safety Executive.
02 April 2009
Lurgan Couple Escape Unhurt As Digger Rams House
There was drama on the roads in central Belfast last night as police car was rammed while in Co Armagh, a couple in their 50s were left shaken after a JCB digger was driven through the front of their house.
Lurgan Couple Escape Unhurt As Digger Rams House
There was drama on the roads in central Belfast last night as police car was rammed while in Co Armagh, a couple in their 50s were left shaken after a JCB digger was driven through the front of their house.
15 May 2018
Two People Killed In Offaly Plane Crash Named
Two people killed in a plane crash in Co Offaly have been named as pilot Niall Bowditch and seven year old Kacper Kacprzak. Mr Bowditch was believed to be in his 40s, and from Staffordshire, England. It is thought Kacper was the son of a Polish national living in Dublin. The plane took off from Clonbullogue Airfield on Sunday, 13 May.
Two People Killed In Offaly Plane Crash Named
Two people killed in a plane crash in Co Offaly have been named as pilot Niall Bowditch and seven year old Kacper Kacprzak. Mr Bowditch was believed to be in his 40s, and from Staffordshire, England. It is thought Kacper was the son of a Polish national living in Dublin. The plane took off from Clonbullogue Airfield on Sunday, 13 May.
-
Northern Ireland WeatherThis Evening and Tonight:It will be cloudy with a spell of heavy rain pushing south through late evening and the early hours, soon followed by some clear spells. Minimum temperature 6 °C.
