MEDICAL technology company Stryker has said it is investigating an incident in which one of its Limerick employees was hospitalised earlier today.
Stryker is one of the world’s leading med-tech companies manufacturing products and services in orthopaedics, medical and surgical, neurotechnology and spine, to help improve patient outcomes.
The company’s Limerick plant is located in the Raheen Business Park, and is predominately responsible for manufacturing orthopaedic knees and bone cement.
A Stryker spokesman said: “We’re currently conducting an investigation into the cause of the incident.”
A female employee was taken to hospital however, details of what occurred remain sketchy.
The company has been asked for further details.
Four units of the Limerick City and County Fire and Rescue Service responded to the incident.
Firefighters received the alert at 2.07pm and had returned to their base in Limerick city at 4.14pm.
“Early afternoon today we were made aware of an incident at our Limerick facility that impacted one employee. She was sent to the hospital for observation, but has been released and has returned to our facility,” the Stryker spokesman said.
“We’re committed to a safe and healthy work environment for our employee,” they added.
Stryker’s innovation centre, in Cork, recently developed a European compliant face shield to help meet the needs of local hospitals in the fight against Covid-19.
Stryker, which has bases in Limerick, Cork and Belfast, employs 40,000 people worldwide.
