r/DSNY • u/Key-Ad-6183 • 12d ago

Prayers 🙏

Best wishes and hoping for a fast and speedy recovery for our brothers(or sister). It was said that the injuries to be facial burns and intense ringing in the ears, respectively. It also happened to be because of an aerosol can. Be careful out there, especially with the upcoming warm weather.

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u/still_lurking_mostly 12d ago

To all the new guys or guys / gals getting on soon. It’s very easy to stand behind the hopper as you cycle , you’ll do it a hundred times per shift . Shit can fly out , water and hopper juice sprays all the time , tail gates can pop open at insane force , things can explode !

Stand to the side and let the hopper do its thing before you throw more stuff in.

Seriously , don’t stand behind the truck when cycling

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u/[deleted] 10d ago edited 10d ago

True, it’s impossible sometimes unfortunately. & the situation with people throwing out acid & batteries is going to get much worse. Nobody listens anymore. You have to sort 4 different commodities and go through hell trying to get rid of electronics, paint, etc.