GORHAM — Gorham Paper and Tissue has agreed to pay $187,799 in fines to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for health and safety violations uncovered during an investigation following the fatal injury of employee Brian Leclerc last fall.

Leclerc, 56, of Berlin was standing next to several stacked paper bales at the mill on Oct. 21 when one weighing 1,200 pounds fell on top of him. He suffered crushing injuries to his chest and died a month later from his injuries.

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