'Lobstered'

Scars from Ron Burtless' work accident, in which he fell into boiling runoff, are prominent on his foot, shown next to his grandson Nicky's. With no workers' compensation and retirement delayed, Burtless hid his wounds and returned to work two months after the accident.

Béatrice de Géa / LAT /

Scars from Ron Burtless' work accident, in which he fell into boiling runoff, are prominent on his foot, shown next to his grandson Nicky's. With no workers' compensation and retirement delayed, Burtless hid his wounds and returned to work two months after the accident.

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