A1 Arbor Tree Services was convicted and fined more than $2m over the 2019 accident involving a defective machine
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A tree removal company has been fined more than $2m over the death of a worker who was killed when using a defective woodchipping machine.
The penalty is the single largest court-imposed fine for a business in New South Wales.
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