Into the garbage shoot, Flyboy 
2003 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance
When I worked for a local grocery store chain, when I was 16, I came back to work after a weekend off and everyone was talking about a kid I'll call "David" (not his real name). I asked what they were talking about, and this is David's story...
Well, David was an impatient kid around the age of 24, and he was given the job of tossing out the garbage into the trash compactor. He decided that, rather than wait til all the trash was in the compactor before activating the machine, he would start it while tossing boxes in. One box didn't quite go down the chut all the way, so David reached in with his arm and a broomstick to push it down. Well, he couldn't get his arm out in time and the machine smashed four of his fingers on his right hand right before the first knuckles. Smashed them flat. He screamed loud enough that the cashiers at the front heard him and the manager on duty ran to the back only to find David passed out, his hand clutched to his chest, covered in blood. David was rushed to the hospital and tendered his resignation soon after the incident.
Later that same week, we had Safety Trainers come to our store and explain to us the proper ways of using a garbage compactor. After we got our training, the store manager said that anyone caught using the compactor improperly would "face serious consequences, up to and including termination." Submitted on 03/31/2002
Submitted by:
T
Reference:
personal experience (1996)
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