Grounds maintenance company fined after employee killed operating ride-on lawnmower

A grounds maintenance company has been fined after an employee was killed while operating a ride-on lawnmower from which a safety-critical roll-over protection system had been removed. An HSE investigation found no suitable site-specific risk assessment had been carried out.

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