A 64 year old man has died following a workplace incident at Dublin Airport.
At around 10:30am this morning he suffered serious injuries following a fall airside.
He was brought to Beaumont Hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time later.
Gardaí, the Health and Safety Authority and Dublin Airport authorities are investigating the circumstances of the incident.
A Swissport spokesperson said:
“We are sorry to confirm that there was a fatality at Dublin Airport this morning. The next of kin has been informed, and we are deeply saddened by the death of a member of our team. Our thoughts are with their family and friends at this difficult time.
“Health and safety is our number one operational priority and we take such matters very seriously. We are working with the appropriate authorities with their investigations and we’re unable to comment further at this stage.”
