Yorkshire farm fined £200K after worker struck by reversing telehandler

Yorkshire Dairy Goats has been ordered to pay £200,000 after a much loved and extremely valued worker died when struck by a reversing telehandler.

Hannah Binns
News Reporter
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Yorkshire farm fined £200K after worker struck by reversing telehandler

Yorkshire Dairy Goats has been ordered to pay 200,000 after a much loved and extremely valued worker died when struck by a reversing telehandler. Hull Crown Court heard how Janet McDonald, 52, who had...

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