WHEELING — A man is suing East Coast Metal Systems alleging a foreman was negligent and caused him injuries.
Mike Pratt was also named as a defendant in the suit.
Trent Kiziminski claims on July 31, 2019, he went to East Coast Metals System for work and was working when Pratt heavily sprayed the back of Kiziminski'spants with a chemical spray bottle that had no label but was later identified as denatured alcohol, according to a complaint filed in Ohio Circuit Court.
Kiziminski claims he felt an unnaturally cold feeling on his jeans and felt they were wet and asked Pratt what he had done, and he then advised the shop steward of the incident and went to wash the chemicals from his body and clothing. While washing in the restroom, he decided to seek medical care because his body was burning.
At the urgent care clinic, he was treated for first-degree burns to his rectum and about a week later he went to the emergency department after the burn had become infected. In August 2019, a physician diagnosed Kiziminski with hemorrhoids and infection.
Kiziminski is seeking compensatory damages. He is represented by Joshua D. Miller and Michael A. Kuhn of Toriseva Law.
Ohio Circuit Court case number: 21-C-100
