Devon farm fined after death of 'kind and hardworking' father in overhead power line incident

VB Farms' Spreyton estate was fined £60,000 at Exeter Magistrates' Court after the death of Paddy Rice in May 2021

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Judge Stuart Smith said VB Farms had breached health and safety laws because they had not considered a risk assessment which could have saved Mr Rice from the ‘tragic and devastating’ incident
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Judge Stuart Smith said VB Farms had breached health and safety laws because they had not considered a risk assessment which could have saved Mr Rice from the ‘tragic and devastating’ incident

A Devon farm has been handed a five-figure fine after a ‘kind, hardworking man' was killed by an overhead powerline cable. VB Farms' Spreyton estate was fined £60,000 at Exeter Magistrates' Court after...

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