Chipboard firm fined £2m after Scottish worker dies from catastrophic burns

Norbord Europe employee was asked to clear out hot ash from a gas duct over a wood dryer

A chipboard firm has been fined more than 2m after a worker at its Scottish plant died from catastrophic burns sustained while cleaning hot ash from machinery.

Norbord Europe, one of the world's largest chipboard makers, was found guilty of two health and safety breaches at its plant in Cowie, Stirlingshire, in a unanimous verdict by a jury at Perth sheriff court in early November.