A worker who was seriously injured assembling a fairground attraction in Cork has been discharged from hospital.
The man, in his 30s, was part of a group of workers constructing rides for a carnival on Pearse Road in Cork city.
A Health and Safety Authority (HSA) spokesman said man was seriously injured from the incident.
“He fell from the vehicle. After he fell a metal component from the funfair ride that was on the vehicle also fell and struck him in the chest.”
Emergency services were called to the scene and the man was taken by ambulance to hospital. It was reported to the HSA after 10am.
The spokesman said an inspector was at the scene and carrying out an investigation.
Fairground operators Funderland issued a statement Friday afternoon saying the man had been released from hospital.
“We have been informed that he has fractures and injuries to his hand and leg,” the company said.
