John Murphy (41) sustained third-degree burns across 75% of his body after a suspected explosion at the Cork factory

The incident happened at approximately 3.30 pm.

The local Coroner and the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) have been notified.

The HSA says their latest figures show a “concerning rise in (workplace) fatalities”, particularly among the self-employed and farmers.

The incident occurred at 11.30am on Tuesday in Ardfinnan.

Alan Mulhall (34) was fatally injured when a low voltage switchgear weighing 760kg fell and struck his head

The court heard that a site engineer who should have been on-site to supervise this work had left at midday despite being contracted to be present

The new campaign highlights the growing need for vigilance in industries where employees may be particularly vulnerable to work-related violence from the public, such as healthcare, retail, hospitality, and public services, the HSA said.

Emergency services were called to a premises close to the town of Tullow however the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

The two men, aged in their 60s and 50s, sustained head and other injuries during the workplace accident, around lunchtime, at a farm at Aradgh, in west county Limerick.

The incident occurred on Thursday afternoon in the village of Freshford, in the north of the county.

The 17-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene on Thursday afternoon

Wicklow County Council employee Vincent O’Brien was working as a caretaker at a water treatment plant when the fatal incident occurred

Shane Bellew-Reilly (23) died following an incident involving a forklift truck at the Panda waste recycling plant in Finglas

Oliver Forde (six) got into difficulty while playing in the swimming pool at Tullamore Court Hotel