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The incident is understood to have taken place shortly after 7.30pm on Friday evening.
A spokesman for Arrabawn told the Irish Farmers Journal that the man was brought to the hospital on Friday evening.
The man is in his 40s and he received burns to his body. The spokesman said the burns were "serious".
Statement
The co-op released a statement on Saturday confirming the accident.
"Arrabawn can confirm that an accident took place at our main production facility in Nenagh at 7:40pm last evening in which a member of staff was seriously injured.
"He was treated immediately by our on-site trained first aid representative.
The statement said that the co-op is reviewing its the circumstances following the accident.
"Our thoughts first and foremost are with our injured staff member and his family. We remain in constant contact with his family with regard to his condition and offer our support to them in any way we can provide it.
"We are reviewing circumstances surrounding the accident and will cooperate with representatives of the Health and Safety Authority in their formal investigation, which commences today, into the incident."
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