Paper production firm worker injured in accident

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Paper production firm worker injured in accident A major paper producer has been handed a hefty fine after a worker was left paralysed from the chest down when he was crushed by a two tonne reel of paper.

The worker was involved in producing and preparing paper reels at the firm's site in Oakenholt, Flint.

He was using his body weight to slow down a moving paper reel when he slipped.

The 38-year-old was left paralysed when the reel, which was around two metres in diameter, rolled onto him.

The firm pleaded guilty to breaching Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974. It was fined £120,000 and ordered to pay full costs of £18,514.

"Employees using their body weight to slow down such large and potentially dangerous items as paper reels clearly isn't a safe way of working," commented HSE inspector Will Gretton.

He added: "The consequences of this incident could have been even more serious."

To reduce the risk of suffering a serious workplace accident, Britons are advised to don appropriate workwear. ADNFCR-1200-ID-800274976-ADNFCR

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