Man dies in tractor rollover

A farmer has died after he was thrown from a tractor on a farm at Hill End in West Gippsland on Sunday.

It is believed the 44-year-old was moving hay bales when the tractor struck a hole and rolled down a steep hill.

WorkSafe is investigating.

The death brings the number of workplace deaths for the year to 25, two more than at the same time last year.

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