Farm safety call after slurry deaths
A widow has called for improved farm safety after the deaths of two men in a slurry pit at a farm in south Essex.
A widow has called for improved farm safety after the deaths of two men in a slurry pit at a farm in south Essex.
An inquest's been hearing about a farmer's desperate attempts to save two men from a torrent of slurry on his farm in Essex.
Craig Whipps died while emptying a tank containing the liquid manure at Albyns Farm in Stapleford Tawney in July 2011. His colleague Paul Gray was overcome by fumes as he tried to help him.
Serena Sandhu reports...
The widow of a farm worker killed when he was submerged in slurry has called for more to be done to improve safety in agriculture.
An inquest jury has been hearing details of how two men died in a slurry pit.
The inquest is due to open today into the deaths of two men who died after being trapped in a slurry pit at a farm in south Essex.