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$35,000 fine after amputation of farm worker's fingers

<p>A NEW Norcia farming company and a company director in Western Australia have been fined a total of $35,000 over an incident in which an employee had parts of three fingers amputated by an auger hopper.</p>

Jessica Strauss
$35,000 fine after amputation of farm worker's fingers

  GP Mackie and Co Pty Ltd was fined $25,000 and company director Peter Gilbert Mackie was fined $10,000 in the Moora Magistrates Court this week. The company and Mackie both pleaded guilty to failing...

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