Three staff From Stryker Medical Devices At Carrigtowhill Hospitalised Following Gas Escape At 1am
The plant also had to be evacuated
Three staff from Stryker Medical Devices plant at Carrigtowhill had to be hospitalised and the plant evacuated following the escape of gas at around 1am
Strykers emergency plan was activated which saw the plant evacuated and three staff members were taken to Cork University Hospital for treatment after complaining of nausea, headaches and sore eyes.
Units of the Cork County Fire Service from Midleton and Cobh along with a control unit from Bandon spent over four hours making the site safe and secure
It's understood that the Health and Safety Authority have been alerted and they are expected to begin an investigation later while the company has also begun its own investigation into the incident.
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