An accident which took place in the yard of a Sligo factory and resulted in a 28-year-old man having to have his leg amputated, could have been prevented, Sligo Circuit Criminal Court has heard.
Kevin O Malley, an employee of Jackson Engineering, Castlebar Ltd, had to have his right leg amputated after it was crushed when a 100kg section of a crane fell on him in the yard of the Bruss GmBH factory, Finisklin Road, Sligo in 2018.
Jackson Engineering Ltd was before the court charged with six counts relating to being in breach of statutory and regulatory provisions of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act, and as a consequence a person suffered personal injury.