BOWLING GREEN, KY – A man was injured in an industrial accident last month at a company in Bowling Green, according to WNKY.
The incident took place Nov. 29 at the Bilstein Group facility at the Bowling Green Transpark at about 6:20 p.m.
Firefighters responded to the manufacturing facility after a man there had become stuck under a 9,000 pound roll of steel. Authorities said they arrived to find that the man’s arm and leg were trapped underneath the steel. He was freed through the use of extraction tools.
The man was transported to an area trauma center for treatment, though no details were released on the extent of his injuries.
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