Guilty plea after death of worker
A DROGHEDA company has pleaded guilty in a health and safety prosecution after the death of an employee three years ago.
The prosecution against Premier Periclase on the Boyne Road, arose from a Health and Safety Authority investigation which was launched following the death of Patrick Lambe of Dawson’s Demesne, Ardee and formerly of Killineer Cottages, on October 30th 2014.
A DROGHEDA company has pleaded guilty in a health and safety prosecution after the death of an employee three years ago.
The prosecution against Premier Periclase on the Boyne Road, arose from a Health and Safety Authority investigation which was launched following the death of Patrick Lambe of Dawson’s Demesne, Ardee and formerly of Killineer Cottages, on October 30th 2014.
The case was heard at Dundalk Circuit Court on Friday.
Managing Director Gerard Teeling as representative of Premier Periclase, pleaded guilty to one count of failing as an employer to ensure the safety, health and welfare at work of an employee, at or near Boyne Road, Drogheda by failing to provide systems of work in relation to the cleaning of limestone blockages in a pre-heater at the plant, in which cleaning was conducted, at a height and from a ladder, inside the pre-heater, where there was an on-going risk of being hit or struck by fallen material, as a consequence of which, Patrick Lambe suffered personal injury and died.
Judge Terry O’Sullivan adjourned sentencing to the next sitting of the court on the 25th April.