A man has died following a suspected industrial incident at a paper mill in Beetham.
Police were called to the Pelta Medical Papers site at around 2.46am on Monday, October 19, after reports of a potential workplace incident.
Emergency services attended the scene but the man, who was in his 50s, was pronounced dead.
A spokesman for Cumbria Police said: “A man, in his 50s, was pronounced deceased at the scene.
“Enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances of the death.
“The Health & Safety Executive has been informed.”
The incident happened at the Pelta Medical Papers mill in Beetham, a village close to the Cumbria-Lancashire border near Milnthorpe.
A spokesman for the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) confirmed the regulator is working with police as enquiries continue.
They said: “We are aware of the incident and working with the police.”
No further details about the circumstances of the incident have been released. Investigations remain ongoing
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