The region holds only 7% of the construction working population.
There's a disproportionate number of deaths happening on Midlands constructions sites compared to the rest of the country.
A new report from the Health and Safety Authority shows 17% of site fatalities from 2022 to 2024, took place in the region.
This comes despite only holds 7% of the construction working population.
The highest figure comes from the Dublin area with 30% of the recorded deaths, which has 23% of the total number of construction workers employed nationally.
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