Agriculture has poorest safety record of any occupation in the UK
24th July 2024
The Health and Safety Executive has recently published its work-related fatality figures for 2023/24, which revealed that agriculture has the poorest safety record of any occupation in the country.
Man in his 80s died following collision with tractor
1st July 2024
A man in his 80s died following a collision with a tractor near the Somerset-Dorset border.
4-year-old boy hits own mother with tractor at Norfolk farming event
22nd May 2024
A woman was injured by a vintage tractor after her four-year-old son accidentally started the machine at a farming charity event.
Brewery worker ‘badly injured’ following explosion on site in Cumbria
20th May 2024
A brewery worker has suffered serious burns following an explosion at a brewing facility in Cumbria.
Cornwall farmworker dies in agricultural machinery accident
30th April 2024
A Cornwall farmworker was recently killed in an ‘industrial incident’, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has confirmed.
Family and friends commemorate boy who died in farm bike crash
2nd April 2024
A Lancashire family paid tribute to a “beautiful, kind and lovely” teenager who was tragically killed in a farm bike crash last Saturday.
Tragic accident in Cambridgeshire: Two men crushed by straw bales
6th March 2024
Two men died after an ‘industrial incident’ at a Cambridgeshire farm, where both parties were tragically crushed by straw bales.
Father of toddler struck by tractor charged with manslaughter
29th February 2024
The father of a three-year-old boy who died after being struck by a small tractor on a Tottington farm has been charged with manslaughter.
Young shepherdess crushed to death by overloaded quad bike
29th January 2024
A 22-year-old shepherdess was crushed to death when her quad bike – overloaded with weed killer – toppled over while she worked on farmland in the Cotswolds, an inquest heard.
