FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA—
Hales Land & Cattle, LLC
Nonroadway noncollision vehicle overturn · Fractures
Final narrative
An employee was preparing to go to another ranch location to work cattle. This would include getting the cow dogs from the dog pen which are located behind a mobile home adjacent to the barn. The employee was driving his utility task vehicle (UTV) through the mobile home yard to the dog pens when the UTV hit a hole in the yard while it was turning. This caused the UTV to overturn and land on the employee's left leg, resulting in a fracture to his left fibula that required surgery.
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