HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT—
Imagineers, LLC
Stepped on object · Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
Final narrative
On June 5, 2019, an employee was installing countertops in an apartment and stepped on a screw that went through the sole of his shoe into the ball of his right foot. The employee was hospitalized to treat an infection.
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