Rosenboom Machine & Tool Inc.
2025-08-18 · BOWLING GREEN, OHIO
Final narrative
On August 18, 2025, at approximately 7:40 AM, an employee utilized a pocket knife to cut banding on a new bundle of rod material. The knife blade bent during use. The employee was working to straighten the blade on a hard surface when the knife slipped, causing a lacerating their right wrist/forearm. The employee was hospitalized.
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