Former Limerick hurler Mark Keane awarded €944,000 over workplace accident

Mark Keane had brought his action after an accident at the Johnson & Johnson factory in Limerick, when he sustained significant injuries to a finger and shoulder

Mark Keane alleged Johnson & Johnson was negligent and breached its duty towards him on September 10, 2018, while he was working as a technician making contact lenses. Picture: Collins Courts

A former Limerick senior hurler who sued over a workplace accident has been awarded a total of €944,000 by the High Court.

Mark Keane had brought his action after an accident at the Johnson & Johnson factory in Limerick, when he intervened to save a colleague’s hand which had become caught in a heavy machine and he sustained significant injuries to a finger and shoulder.