Wilbraham farmer crushed by heavy machinery, hears inquest

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Wilbraham farmer crushed by heavy machinery, hears inquest
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An inquest is told a Cambridgeshire farmer died when changing tyres with a colleague.

BBC News, CambridgeshireChristopher Ascroft, 65, suffered rib fractures and crushing to the chest, which resulted in asphyxiation, in February 2022.

Mr Baines said they had borrowed three jacks from a neighbour and there was not an instruction manual, so they analysed the safest way to complete the task. The inquest heard Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue services were called and they had to work out a way to safely lift the machine.

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