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Midfield Meat bid to appeal workplace safety conviction after Dunkeld death quashed in Supreme Court

Midfield Meat International employee Patrick Smith died on a farm in Dunkeld in 2017. (Facebook: The Midfield Group)

One of Victoria's largest meat processors has been denied permission to appeal a workplace conviction, more than five years after the death of an employee and father-of-three on a Dunkeld farm.

Warrnambool company Midfield Meat International lodged an appeal of its conviction and the $400,000 fine it received in 2021 for failing to provide a safe working environment.

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