Glaxo Admits Breaches At Plant That Exploded
Make a commentBy Ed Silverman // September 2nd, 2008 // 7:53 am
The admission follows a March 2006 explosion at a plant in Ayrshire, Scotland, which caused two workers to suffer serious burns and others were treated for shock, the BBC reports, noting that one side of the factory was blown off and a fire broke out after the blast.
The drugmaker admitted to two charges relating to management failures. The plant makes chemicals used in the production of malaria and HIV drugs are treated there. An explosion and fire occurred at the same plant in 1999. The company was fined the equivalent of $40,000 after that incident.
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