MOUNTAIN HOME, TEXAS—
Wildlife Partners LLC
Gored, rammed by animal · Open wounds involving internal organs, major blood vessels
Final narrative
An employee was using a metal shield while herding an animal. The animal charged the employee and punctured the employee's abdomen with a horn. The employee sustained internal injury to a kidney.
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