CACTUS, TEXAS—
Cactus Operating, LTD
Animal transportation collision in nonroadway area · Fractures
Final narrative
An employee was riding a horse to sort cattle in a pen. A calf moved past him and the employee tried to stop the calf with his horse. The horse veered into the fence post, crushing the employee's leg. The employee sustained a laceration and fracture to the lower leg.
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