Accident at paper mill led to worker having his leg amputated.
Leg amputated below the knee
A contractor was injured while replacing a press roll in the basement of M-Real, a paper mill based in Kemsley, Sittingbourne. The contractor suffered severe open wounds to his leg and was air lifted to hospital where his leg was subsequently amputated below the knee.
Health & Safety Executive investigating
The experienced crew of five plus one contractor had 117 years of paper mill experience between them when the accident happened as a 4 tonne press roll was being lowered. An investigation by the Health & Safety Executive and the company has gone underway to determine exactly what went wrong.
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