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Farm fined 拢60,000 after 21-year-old killed dismantling a grain drying tunnel

A farming partnership in Kent has been fined 拢60,000 following an incident on farm which saw a 21-year-old employee killed while dismantling a redundant piece of farming equipment.

Hannah Binns
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Farm fined 拢60,000 after 21-year-old killed dismantling a grain drying tunnel

A farming partnership in Kent has been fined 拢60,000 following an incident on farm which saw a 21-year-old employee killed while dismantling a redundant piece of farming equipment. Folkestone Magistrates'...

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