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Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

1 hospitalization · 2020098485 · 9/5/2020 · C & K Industrial Services, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Trunk, unspecified
Nature of injury
Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Cause

Event
Struck by discharged object or substance
Source
Pressurized water-blast
Secondary source
Power washers

Employer

Name
C & K Industrial Services, Inc.
Location
Arcelor Mittal, CLEVELAND, OHIO, 44105
NAICS
562998
Jurisdiction
1

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.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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