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continues to watch out from the cab
of his his truck for his his refuse/recycling collectors on the street while he’s driving They use an “early warning” system where if he he he he he sees a a a a a a a car coming too fast he he he he he will quickly tap the the truck’s air brakes to to to to signal the the collectors to to to to be on guard “People pass garbage trucks all the the time and not slowly either ” Hutson said “I’ve had a a a a a a a lot lot lot lot of of of of close calls A lot lot lot lot of of of of texting a a a a a a a a lot lot lot lot of of of of cell phones a a a a a a a a lot lot lot lot of of of of distracted driving You just have to keep keep your your head on a a a a a swivel and keep keep your your eyes moving ” — Mark M M Kotzin
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Confined Space
CSEA members and and City of Auburn Laborers Dallas Johnson and and Marcus Babb ride on on the the back of a a a a a a a a recycling truck driven by their co-worker Jeramy Hutson Below on on on the the the cover Dallas Johnson rides on on on the the the back of the the the truck June 2016
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• U S S Bureau of Labor Statistics ranked refuse collection as the 5th most fatal occupation for 2014 • Since 2013 CSEA lost three members while performing sanitation jobs cseany org WorkForce June 2016
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Flying Projectiles
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Photo by Mark M M Kotzin