C & K Industrial Services, Inc.

Struck by discharged object or substance - Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds - CLEVELAND, Ohio

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at C & K Industrial Services, Inc. in CLEVELAND, Ohio
Employer C & K Industrial Services, Inc.
Address Arcelor Mittal, 3060 Eggers Ave
City, State ZIP CLEVELAND, Ohio 44105
Report ID 2020098485
Event Date September 5, 2020
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
Body Part Trunk, unspecified
Event Type Struck by discharged object or substance
Source of Injury Pressurized water-blast
Secondary Source Power washers
Industry (NAICS) 562998
GPS Coordinates 41.45000, -81.63000

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Incident Narrative

On the morning of 9/05/2020, an employee was using a water jet machine to clear a plugged sewer line. Around 11:48 AM, the jetter nozzle struck an obstacle in the line that caused it to change direction back toward the sewer line opening. Once the nozzle reached the opening of the manhole, the backjets sent the nozzle up the manhole. The nozzle struck the employee in the torso, knocked him over, and got caught in the clothes around his torso while still under pressure. The employee sustained puncture wounds from the pressurized water and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On September 5, 2020, a worker at C & K Industrial Services, Inc. in CLEVELAND, Ohio suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the trunk, unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by discharged object or substance, with pressurized water-blast identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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