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Kimberly-Clark admits failings over death of Christopher Massey | |
(40 minutes later) | |
Tissue maker Kimberly-Clark has admitted safety breaches over the death of a worker at its plant in Cumbria. | |
Night shift worker Christopher Massey, 28, died after becoming trapped while loading rolls into a cutting machine at the factory in Barrow in November 2007. | |
The company pleaded guilty to failing to ensure the safety of staff at Barrow Magistrates' Court in a case brought by the Health and Safety Executive. | |
The firm faces an unlimited fine when sentencing takes place on 25 November. | |
The court was told the machine did not have a safety guard at the time of Mr Massey's death. He suffered massive head injuries. | |
'Tragic event' | |
The Barrow Raiders rugby player, of Holbeck Road, Barrow, was coming to the end of a 12-hour shift when the incident happened. | |
After the hearing, a spokesman for the company said it had fully co-operated with the investigation by the Health and Safety Executive. | |
It said it had pleaded guilty to a breach of the Health and Safety at Work Act, and added: "The death of Christopher Massey, a well-liked and respected colleague, was a tragic event and it is our committed view that one fatality is one too many and that the safety of our employees is of paramount importance to us." | |
The firm will be sentenced at Lancaster Crown Court. |
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