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Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia-Pacific and Middle East: 1,929 cases from 40 jurisdictions, each with an official source and checked against that source before publication. Filter by country, area of law and sector. Click a chart to drill down one level.

1case from 1 jurisdiction
€400,000Total of monetary amounts
€400,000Largest single case: Dairymaster Unlimited Company
€400,000Median per case with an amount

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1 case

27 Jul 2026 Dairymaster Unlimited Company€400,000 fine for Dairymaster after fatal incident involving milking parlour gate IrelandWorkplace safety and accidents €400,000

In July 2020 a farmer on a dairy farm in County Limerick was fatally injured by a pneumatically operated milking parlour gate designed and manufactured by Dairymaster. The company pleaded guilty to six counts; the court imposed €200,000 each for breaches of s. 16(3) and s. 16(1)(a) of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 (duties of designers and manufacturers), totalling €400,000, with the remaining counts taken into consideration.

What organisations can take from it

Manufacturers of work equipment are criminally liable for safe design, testing and adequate safety information.

Authority / court
Limerick Circuit Criminal Court (Anklage: Health and Safety Authority)
Area of law
Health and safety and employment law · Workplace safety and accidents
Legal basis
s. 16(1)(a), 16(3) i. V. m. s. 77(2)(a), 77(9)(a) Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Manufacturing and mechanical engineering
Published
28 Jul 2026

Checked against the official source on 2 Oct 2026 · Direct link

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