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

VB Farms' Spreyton estate was fined 拢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 鈥榯ragic and devastating鈥� 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 鈥榯ragic and devastating鈥� incident

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

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