FORT WORTH, TEXAS—
MUSKET CORPORATION
Pedestrian struck by rail vehicle-transportation incident · Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments
Final narrative
An employee was offloading a unit train when a rail genie ran over his left elbow, causing a laceration and muscle tear to his left bicep.
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