MILTON, FLORIDA—
Prince Contracting, LLC.
Other exertions or bodily reactions, n.e.c. · Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments
Final narrative
An employee used the ladder to go down into the 8 feet deep trench. He stepped onto the floor of the trench and started to sink. His co-worker dropped down an emergency retrieval sling and as he was pulling himself up with it, he hurt both legs resulting in torn ligaments.
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