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THE HEALTH AND Safety Authority has launched an investigation after two men in their 40s were airlifted to hospital after receiving burns from molten plastic.
It’s understood that both men were working at a machine when the incident, which has been described as an explosion, occurred.
It happened at Thormac Engineering in the Shannon Industrial Estate at around 3.15pm yesterday afternoon.
It’s reported that the men, aged 44 and 49, suffered severe burns to their hands and heads.
The men were taken by ambulance to the Irish Coast Guard base at Shannon Airport and from there they were airlifted to Cork University Hospital.
Thormac has been based in Shannon for over 35 years. The custom plastics manufacturer company has also begun a full investigation process.
A company director has said their thoughts are with the men and their families.
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They only seem smaller because we’re further away!
Annoying quiz given some of the answers are only correct given the city zone
Bismarck North Dakota official population 72,417. Smaller population than Cork by over 50,000.
@Leonard Barry: It’s the journal , they don’t do facts .
@Leonard Barry: it’s a Dublin journalist. So it’s open hatred of Cork.
@Leonard Barry: to add insult to injury the met pop of Bismarck is only 130k while Cork is 400k. 9 out 10 for the quiz master.
@prop joe: Belfast is also bigger than Anchorage
@prop joe: when they let the kids out to play
@prop joe: Best thing in Cork is the Dublin Road Every Corkian should use it Oh wait (just half of it’s)
@Anthony Doyle: Dublin is a kip.
Kilkenny
@I likes beer: Click the answer, you don’t put the answers in the comments :D
Population of Anchorage is 298k…
@conor murphy: Belfast 298001
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