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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)
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