OVER HALF OF GALWAY FARM ACCIDENTS ARE INJURIES FROM LIVESTOCK

Date Published: 14-Sep-2009

Farmers in Galway are more likely to have an accident on a Saturday than any other day of the week.That's according to information from Hibernian Aviva.It also shows that Galway has among the lowest level of insurance claims for farm accidents in the country, with just 1 percent.In Galway, more than half of farm accidents are injuries caused by animals.Just over a fifth are road traffic accidents, while 6 percent of accidents involve the operation of farm machinery.