A Scary Day
erics, Posted July 20th, 2012 at 6:33:22pm
Due to a high concentration of cleaning chemicals in a client’s office, I suffered a terrible attack of respiratory distress. It was so bad that coworkers called 911. A police unit, an ambulance and a haz-mat vehicle all responded to the situation. Not only was it scary, but downright embarrassing, too.
Fortunately, I did not need transport to the hospital.
After things had calmed down, I was on the phone outside with the client, when the most stupid person in the world carried the offending bucket of cleaning solvent over to a storm drain less than 5 feet from me and proceeded to splash the solution everywhere.
I ran for my life.
If it were possible to have this guy arrested for attempted manslaughter, I would do so in a heartbeat – the same heartbeat I almost didn’t have anymore because of him.
As a follow-up, I received a text message from another co-worker who said that 5 hours later the strong chemical smell was still lingering all over the parking lot. OSHA would have a field day with this violation.
Categories: Health Issues
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