It is understood the 84-year-old man was spraying an orchard using a trailer sprayer weighing about 3.5 tonne when he lost control of the tractor while descending a hill.
WorkSafe is investigating.
The death is the 30th confirmed workplace fatality and the sixth in the agriculture industry for 2024. There were 56 work-related deaths at the same time last year.
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