BRITAIN Employee Driving Tractor Killed Employer is Fined

The Court fined a British farm worker for killing his employer in a farming accident. He pleaded guilty to breaching Section 7 (a) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. The man was fined £450 ($693) and ordered to pay costs of £1000 ($1,539).

The man was reversing a tractor, at speed, through the farmyard when the accident occurred. Visibility was restricted when he ran over his 73-year old employer who subsequently died.

The court considered two factors in its decision: the man had received a number of previous warnings about driving at speed; and, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigation found a four and a half meter skid mark on the ground where the workers tried to stop the vehicle after hitting his employer. (workersxzcompxzkit)

HSE inspector Dr Samantha Farrar said, "This was a tragic case where the actions of one farm worker ultimately left his employer dead. He was warned about driving the tractor at speed around the farm, but sadly did not take this advice on board. I cannot stress enough the importance of watching out for other people and keeping speed down when driving tractors, especially when visibility is restricted."

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