A paper mill in Alabama told authorities a worker died from a heart attack. He actually died after being electrocuted by machinery, the labor department says.

• A paper mill in Alabama told OSHA that a worker who was electrocuted actually died from a heart attack.
• The company's lawyer also asked the coroner's office to change the cause of death to heart attack, OSHA said.
• OSHA said the company didn't use energy control procedures and proposed $227,040 in penalties.

A paper mill in Alabama told federal authorities that the cause of death of a worker who died after being electrocuted was actually a heart attack, the Department of Labor says.