THE daughter of a migrant worker killed by a tractor has spoken about her family’s suffering after the Lincolnshire farm was fined £100,000 for safety failings.

Samanta Augulyte said the loss of her mother Asta Juodiene had left a “big wound” in her family’s hearts that “will not heal for a long time to come.”

Lithuanian Ms Juodiene was one of 10 agency workers preparing to plant Brussels sprouts when she tragically lost her life on May 15 2012, a court heard on Monday.

Her foot was caught under a tractor’s rear wheel and she was dragged underneath the vehicle as it reversed.

Colleagues rushed to help but could not pull her free. She died at the scene from head and chest injuries. 

Vegetable producer M Baker Ltd was fined £100,000 and ordered to pay £18,477 court costs after an investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

The ruling gave no comfort to Ms Juodiene’s husband Vaidas and daughters Samanta and Agne.

Ms Augulyte said: “The loss of our mum was a great shock for our dad and it badly affected my sister as she was unable to finish her studies. 

“Our lives have changed massively.

“I miss my mum’s laughter, her good mood, those brown eyes full of kindness and love and her warm hugs.”

Nearly a quarter of all deaths at work caused by vehicles happen when they are reversing. 

But HSE had found the Lincolnshire farm had no safety procedures for tractor drivers or people working around them.