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danlansdowne) wrote2004-12-22 05:38 pm
danlansdowne) wrote2004-12-22 05:38 pm
Well, today was a bit better, but not much
I called my agency in the morning to get a job for today, and reported the place I worked at on Monday:
Me: "I have a safety concern about he place I worked at yesterday. I was working at a press, and to remove the finished products from the moulds, you have to reach into the press, where your hand could be crushed."
Lady on phone: "That is a safety concern!"
Got a (relatively) safer job today: working at a place that makes socks. I was at a small machine that removed excess threads from the leg ends of the socks. A bit dull, but $7.50 an hour. No safety boots needed, but the air above all the workstations was white from the cloth dust. I have to go back there tomorrow--at 7:30 in the morning! Welcome to the working class!
And to top it off, two roads in town were closed today because of an accident and a burst water main. So a 15-minute drive took me an hour to complete--including the ten minutes it required to clean snow and ice off my car. And we'll be getting another foot of it tomorrow!
*curls up into a ball on his bed* I'm not going back out there! You can't make me!
Me: "I have a safety concern about he place I worked at yesterday. I was working at a press, and to remove the finished products from the moulds, you have to reach into the press, where your hand could be crushed."
Lady on phone: "That is a safety concern!"
Got a (relatively) safer job today: working at a place that makes socks. I was at a small machine that removed excess threads from the leg ends of the socks. A bit dull, but $7.50 an hour. No safety boots needed, but the air above all the workstations was white from the cloth dust. I have to go back there tomorrow--at 7:30 in the morning! Welcome to the working class!
And to top it off, two roads in town were closed today because of an accident and a burst water main. So a 15-minute drive took me an hour to complete--including the ten minutes it required to clean snow and ice off my car. And we'll be getting another foot of it tomorrow!
*curls up into a ball on his bed* I'm not going back out there! You can't make me!
Eesh... Textile mills...
My advice to you: get some of those nifty construction/surgical masks and wear them to work. You won't get blacklung from cotton fibers, but I'd imagine it could lead to pneumonia anyway.
Have the best
-=TK
Re: Eesh... Textile mills...
My mother was surprised that no one was wearing a mask either, but then I'm getting used to inadequate safety measures. I had to go out of my way and ask for a pair of earplugs today (I got the last pair they had!), and I worked one place for two days before they realized I didn't have safety shoes.
Thanks for the suggestion, but tomorrow's probably going to be the only other day I work there, so it's not really worth it...
*sighs* I need money...
Re: Eesh... Textile mills...
As for safety concerns... I was chased once by a black Camaro while delivering pizzas. My boss sent me back there three more times that night, despite the fact that there were other drivers available. Eesh.
Have the best
-=TK
Ouch!
I finished my second day there, which included trying to park in a lot with four inches of snow on it and the machine I use being broken for about 20 minutes. If I go back when they reopen after the break, I think I will go with your suggestion of a mask.
Re: Ouch!
Have the best
-=TK