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Stryker prosecuted over safety breaches after death

The company faces allegations that failures to assess explosive risks and control titanium particles led to sparks that fatally burned contractor John Murphy.

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The medical devices company, Stryker, is being prosecuted for breaches of health and safety legislation arising out of an explosion at a plant in Co Cork, following which a man died.

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Irish ExaminerIrish Examiner
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Stryker accused of breaching health and safety regulations after fatal explosion at Cork site

John Murphy died nearly two months after an industrial incident at the Stryker plant in Carrigtwohill

·Cork, Ireland
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Irish TimesIrish Times
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Stryker charged over alleged health and safety breaches after worker’s death at Cork plant

John Murphy (41) died from injuries sustained while carrying out at work at company’s plant at Carrigtwohill

·Dublin, Ireland
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Stryker prosecuted over safety breaches after death

The medical devices company, Stryker, is being prosecuted for breaches of health and safety legislation arising out of an explosion at a plant in Co Cork, following which a man died.

·Ireland
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RTÉ broke the news in Ireland on Thursday, October 22, 2026.
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