Tissue maker facing fine of up to £2.9m after injury to worker
Lancashire tissue maker Accrol Group, which suspended trading in its shares to clarify its financial position a week ago, has pleaded guilty to a health and safety offence which led to an employee suffering serious injury to a finger.
The Health and Safety Executive has told the Blackburn company that it is seeking a fine in the range of £550,000 to £2.9m.
The court has stated that Accrol Papers will receive maximum credit for its early guilty plea with any fine imposed discounted by one third.
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