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25/10/2013
Drummonds Ltd Fined Over Workers Deaths
A fine of €125,00 has been issued against grain company Drummonds Ltd over the death of two men in August 2009.
Father-of-three, Paul Farrell (34) and student Terry Brennan (19) died while working in an elevator pit over a grain silo at the plant in Knockbridge, Co Louth.
The company pleaded guilty to a single breach of the Safety Health and Welfare at Work regulations at Dundalk Circuit Court.
(MH/CD)
Father-of-three, Paul Farrell (34) and student Terry Brennan (19) died while working in an elevator pit over a grain silo at the plant in Knockbridge, Co Louth.
The company pleaded guilty to a single breach of the Safety Health and Welfare at Work regulations at Dundalk Circuit Court.
(MH/CD)
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