71 council workers in Dublin council alone made claims last year

Kermit.de.frog

Where to begin with this?

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/dublin-council-paid-out-8m-in-personal-injury-claims-in-2014-1.2132511

Separately, the council paid more than €617,000 for staff injury claims. However, an analysis of figures for the previous two years suggests the final account for employee claims last year will be considerably higher.

In 2012, concerning claims made by 61 council workers, 53 claims were settled and more than €1.26 million was spent. In 2013, 62 claims were made but only 49 were paid. But they cost €1.51 million.

Last year the number of claims increased to 71. By the end of the year 23 had been settled, at a cost of €617,325.

71 claims by DCC employees in one year.

I happened to see the council digging up the side of the road at Belmayne today and I couldn't help but notice the 5 or 6 workers just standing there doing nothing chatting with presumably one doing something in the hole that was dug. Not exactly putting themselves in harms way no matter how hi-vis their jackets are.

This is only Dublin council - I wonder what the claim figure is nationwide.

I think taxpayers have a right to ask questions about this because it does not seem right that there can be 71 claims in one council alone in one year.

We are paying for it. I'm not sure you could go as far as saying a co-ordinated scam is taking place but it would not take much leap of the imagination to come to that conclusion.

carzony

ti's fierce dishonest

Dozer Dave

Shocking stuff.

actuallylike

Kermit.de.frog wrote:

I happened to see the council digging up the side of the road at Belmayne today and I couldn't help but notice the 5 or 6 workers just standing there doing nothing chatting with presumably one doing something in the hole that was dug. Not exactly putting themselves in harms way no matter how hi-vis their jackets are.

Kermit.de.frog wrote:

I'm not sure you could go as far as saying a co-ordinated scam is taking place but it would not take much leap of the imagination to come to that conclusion.

It's more of a leap to dismiss 71 cases based on observing 5 seconds of looking at workmen standing around.

Kermit.de.frog

actuallylike wrote: »

It's more of a leap to dismiss 71 cases based on observing 5 seconds of looking at workmen standing around.

Naive much?

Dozer Dave

actuallylike wrote: »

It's more of a leap

Leap like what frogs do?

YFlyer

Not fit for the job.

CabanSail

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

I happened to see the council digging up the side of the road at Belmayne today and I couldn't help but notice the 5 or 6 workers just standing there doing nothing chatting with presumably one doing something in the hole that was dug.

That would be right. There will be a WHS Supervisor, a Fire Safety Supervisor, a Confined Spaces Supervisor, a Materials Safety Supervisor, an On Site Accounts Manager and a Project Manager. Administration is a vital an important part of doing this work.

Desolation Of Smug

Work for 20 years or limp for 1....no brainer. Only fools and horses work.

Desolation Of Smug

CabanSail wrote: »

That would be right. There will be a WHS Supervisor, a Fire Safety Supervisor, a Confined Spaces Supervisor, a Materials Safety Supervisor, an On Site Accounts Manager and a Project Manager. Administration is a vital an important part of doing this work.

Yup - and the mug gets the shovvel..and the claim...all's well that ends well.

Sheep Lover

Breastfeeding shovels is hazardous work, apparently

Mr. CooL ICE

CabanSail wrote: »

That would be right. There will be a WHS Supervisor, a Fire Safety Supervisor, a Confined Spaces Supervisor, a Materials Safety Supervisor, an On Site Accounts Manager and a Project Manager. Administration is a vital an important part of doing this work.

G'way with your informed opinion. There was a sale on for pitchforks last week and I've been waiting to use mine ever since

Yellowblackbird

You forgot to put in your figures to show that this is above/below average comparable to other workforces. 71 per year per total council staff and compare this as a proportion to other public and private work forces in ireland and internationally. When we have those statistics we'll know whether the council worker is more or less litigious/accident prone/ dishonest than anyone else.

suicide_circus

CabanSail wrote: »

That would be right. There will be a WHS Supervisor, a Fire Safety Supervisor, a Confined Spaces Supervisor, a Materials Safety Supervisor, an On Site Accounts Manager and a Project Manager. Administration is a vital an important part of doing this work.

even with all these safety guys the organisation is still shipping more than one claim per week...that sounds like...a lot

Miall108

Lazy Fcukers. If there was work in the bed they wud lie on the floor

stmol32

actuallylike wrote: »

It's more of a leap to dismiss 71 cases based on observing 5 seconds of looking at workmen standing around.

This is an internet discussion board where the OP started a thread about public service workers, this is no place for your logic and reason you big commie.

Kermit.de.frog

I think most right thinking people would find it a bit odd that 71 employees of DCC would launch claims in a single year.

I think I and every other worker is entitled to an answer as to where and how these injuries occurred. I think it's bullsh!t and something else is going on. Attack me all you like.

DCC workers are of course the most upstanding and honest individuals you will ever meet - trouble is I don't actually believe that.

The lazy rat

Scum!

cloud493

Well some of them construction sites look mighty unsafe frankly. Wouldn't be surprised.

Brendan Bendar

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

I think most right thinking people would find it a bit odd that 71 employees of DCC would launch claims in a single year.

I think I and every other worker is entitled to an answer as to where and how these injuries occurred. I think it's bullsh!t and something else is going on. Attack me all you like.

DCC workers are of course the most upstanding and honest individuals you will ever meet - trouble is I don't actually believe that.

Anyone with the temerity to try to defend the taxpayer will always get a rough ride here K.

Thems the facts, lad.

bjork

71 last year :eek:

My hinky meter is ringing

the_monkey

Miall108 wrote: »

Lazy Fcukers. If there was work in the bed they wud lie on the floor

haha l like that expression ! I'll be using it ..

kneemos

7.7 million paid out to the public.
Why are you concentrating on the 617,000 paid for workplace injuries?

Chips Lovell

Thread needs more clichés about council workers resting on shovels.

Turtyturd

More gold from the OP.

Riskymove

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Where to begin with this?

71 claims by DCC employees in one year.

I love the sensationalism in the article "over 1,200 staff and public"

over 1,200 claims......71 were staff and of course they are the problem

the other 1,100 not an issue apparently.

If council workers out cleaning our streets get stuck with a needle or workers get injured while at work ....sure they should just suck it up and get on with it

Tiddlypeeps

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

I think most right thinking people would find it a bit odd that 71 employees of DCC would launch claims in a single year.

I think most right thinking people would ask 71 out of how many employees. Without that information the number is entirely meaningless.

bjork

What has their health and safety department to say about this?

or are they all out injured too?

Riskymove

Tiddlypeeps wrote: »

I think most right thinking people would ask 71 out of how many employees. Without that information the number is entirely meaningless.

I couldn't find an exact figure but it is about 5,000-6,000 I think

Valetta

How many were there the year before, and the year before that?

SEPT 23 1989

they used to hide in those red and white coloured tents drinking tea and finishing at 3.30pm if i remember correctly

Going Strong

Riskymove wrote: »

I love the sensationalism in the article "over 1,200 staff and public"

over 1,200 claims......71 were staff and of course they are the problem

the other 1,100 not an issue apparently.

If council workers out cleaning our streets get stuck with a needle or workers get injured while at work ....sure they should just suck it up and get on with it

And how many of those claims by members of the public are from serial chancers complainers? There used to be a bloke who lived near me who'd have 4-5 outstanding claims against Cork Corporation for accidents at any one time. He was always tripping or slipping on pavements bless him.

Riskymove

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

DCC workers are of course the most upstanding and honest individuals you will ever meet

No one said that and maybe some of these 71 are chancers

I do think however that the idea that around 2% of staff of an organisation who have a lot of staff doing outdoor work, driving, etc. might get injured on the job is not that outlandish

Chips Lovell

There's a few dangerous roles also, such as firemen.

For Forks Sake

bjork wrote: »

What has their health and safety department to say about this?

or are they all out injured too?

No-one was available to comment, as they had fallen down a well at the time.

Sunnyisland

cloud493 wrote: »

Well some of them construction sites look mighty unsafe frankly. Wouldn't be surprised.

A funeral director gets a call saying a Council worker has died on a Council construction site and could they come collect the body.

He tells his partner he won't be long as its only down the road.

5 hours pass before he returns. His partner asked, "where the hell have you been?"

He replied, "it was a ****ing nightmare I had to wait till they all left for lunch to see which one was dead...

One must keep digging :-)

uch

Was it not reported that most of these injuries were Needle Prick injuries ?