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WorkSafe southern regional manager Adrian van Dyk said too many people were hurt or killed doing routine farm jobs.
A coroner is warning rural workers about the risks involved in changing big agricultural tyres after a Canterbury farmer was crushed to death while working on a tractor.
David Fairclough, 43, died on 18 January while fitting a 316kg tyre by himself.
Coroner Mary-Anne Borrowdale decided inquiry into Fairclough's death was not necessary after WorkSafe investigated and issued a safety alert to farmers about the dangers.
