Ok, so our cleaning crew is responsible for the trash and recycle (cardboard) bins behind the stores. When they get full, they are collected. Sometimes there's issues with a store putting trash in recycle and visa versa, but it's no big deal to talk to them. THEN there's THIS store, which is actually an eatery. They have a habit of leaving loose trash and other crap for cleaning to pick-up; like trash bags full of fryer oil that by the time are picked-up have leaked everywhere! And lately, more hazardous material... Stuff that, if they were not so lazy, they could properly put into trash bags in 3-seconds!
About a year ago a cleaner was bundling cardboard from behind the eatery when a plastic jug they'd thrown in there fell out and splashed all over his upper body. It had no label, and he got chemical burns. He needed an ambulance and HAZMAT and we had to do a report. Turns out it was industrial strength liquid plumber. He had to go to the hospital, get worker's comp, etc.
3-days ago THE SAME cleaner was collecting their trash when out tumbled another loose jug with unknown liquid. Luckily it didn't splash him this time, but he reported it and the manager quickly spoke to the eatery.
TODAY a different cleaner (one of the best ones we have!) ran to me and showed me his arm was completely coated in a clear gel that was burning him. I rushed him to the storage room and started washing his arm with soap and water; I was so worried about him I didn't even put gloves on myself! He said he was collecting the trash from that same eatery's bins when a loose jug fell-out and poured on his arm. After he was washed I put a hydrocortisone cream on and gave him extra. At this point he didn't want an ambulance. We went back to the bins and I took pictures of the uncapped jug leaking liquid; it was a liquid low ph fire suppressant! I did the report and informed my manager and his manager; both of whom still wanted him to get checked at the hospital. By this time the burning had actually come back. I applied more cream and a loose bandage; I didn't see or feel any irritation. The cleaner said he was still good to work, but they still insisted on him going to the hospital. It's a good thing they did, because shortly after he came back saying the burning was so bad he wanted to rip the skin off his arm! I called the ambulance and made sure that that eatery is SO on our shit list! They are the only eatery in our mall that pulls this crap! I'm almost afraid to eat there now.
I'll update when I know how the cleaner is doing.
About a year ago a cleaner was bundling cardboard from behind the eatery when a plastic jug they'd thrown in there fell out and splashed all over his upper body. It had no label, and he got chemical burns. He needed an ambulance and HAZMAT and we had to do a report. Turns out it was industrial strength liquid plumber. He had to go to the hospital, get worker's comp, etc.
3-days ago THE SAME cleaner was collecting their trash when out tumbled another loose jug with unknown liquid. Luckily it didn't splash him this time, but he reported it and the manager quickly spoke to the eatery.
TODAY a different cleaner (one of the best ones we have!) ran to me and showed me his arm was completely coated in a clear gel that was burning him. I rushed him to the storage room and started washing his arm with soap and water; I was so worried about him I didn't even put gloves on myself! He said he was collecting the trash from that same eatery's bins when a loose jug fell-out and poured on his arm. After he was washed I put a hydrocortisone cream on and gave him extra. At this point he didn't want an ambulance. We went back to the bins and I took pictures of the uncapped jug leaking liquid; it was a liquid low ph fire suppressant! I did the report and informed my manager and his manager; both of whom still wanted him to get checked at the hospital. By this time the burning had actually come back. I applied more cream and a loose bandage; I didn't see or feel any irritation. The cleaner said he was still good to work, but they still insisted on him going to the hospital. It's a good thing they did, because shortly after he came back saying the burning was so bad he wanted to rip the skin off his arm! I called the ambulance and made sure that that eatery is SO on our shit list! They are the only eatery in our mall that pulls this crap! I'm almost afraid to eat there now.
I'll update when I know how the cleaner is doing.
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