Long Clawson Dairy is known for making Stilton (Picture: Getty Images)
A man has died after being injured at a Leicestershire Stilton cheese factory.
The man, who has not been named, was found injured at the Long Clawson Dairy site in the village of Long Clawson near Melton just after 7pm on Sunday.
He died later at the scene.
Leicestershire Police said in a statement yesterday an investigation has been launched into the death.
Investigators are liaising with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), the workplace regulator.
Long Clawson Dairy in Hickling Lane is known for being just one of six Silton cheese manufacturers in England, according to its website.
The force said: ‘An investigation is ongoing following the death of a man at a dairy business in Hickling Lane, Long Clawson.
Health and safety regulator officials are supporting the investigation (Picture: Alan Murray-Rust/Geograph.co.uk
‘Police were called to Long Clawson Dairy by the East Midlands Ambulance Service just after 7pm on Sunday (3 March) following a report that a man had been found injured.
‘The man was later pronounced deceased at the scene
‘An investigation remains ongoing to establish the full circumstances of the incident. Leicestershire Police is liaising with the Health and Safety Executive.’
A HSE spokesperson added that agency officials are ‘fully supporting’ the police investigation.
Long Clawson Dairy has been approached for comment.
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