LACOOCHEE, FLORIDA—
T&A Leasing
Stepped or knelt on object · Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
Final narrative
An employee was walking underneath poultry houses and stepped on a discarded piece of chicken wire that went through their shoe. The employee s right leg was painful and swelled up due to infection. The next day, they went to the hospital. Their foot was amputated the day after that.
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