Focus on workplace safety 

Highest number of workplace accidents occur on Thursdays in November

Injuries Board reiterates the importance of workplace safety as €24m awarded for workplace accidents in 2013

Year on year increase recorded in employer liability awards

Thursday is the most likely day of the week for workplace accidents, resulting in employer liability awards, according to an analysis of 2013 workplace claims released by the Injuries Board today, Thursday, 6 November 2014

Over the last three years, Thursdays in November have proven to be the most common days for workplace accidents while the least number of accidents occurred on Sunday, and the safest month was April.

The Injuries Board awarded compensation of €24m in respect of 826 claims for workplace accidents in 2013, compared to €22m compensation for 807 awards in 2012. The average award for a workplace accident last year also increased from €27,286 in 2012 to €28,886 in 2013. The highest award for a workplace accident last year was €432,000, a substantial increase on the previous year’s figure of €332,143. The highest award in 2013 related to a fatal accident.

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