Farmer fined after worker crushed by ATV

HSE investigation says lack of training and failure to wear seatbelt 'cost a family a husband and a father'

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock • 2 min read
A farmer has been ordered to pay a fine of £5,500 after a work died following a fall from an ATV
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A farmer has been ordered to pay a fine of £5,500 after a work died following a fall from an ATV

A Monmouthshire farmer has been fined after an employee died after being crushed by an All Terrain Vehicle (ATV). Allen Roberts of Hill Farm has been ordered to pay £5,500 following the death of Colin...

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