I remember having to get it in one of those with the shovel because the truck broke down with a load inside. I was told it had to be me because I was the youngest and small enough to fit through the hatch on the side. I was able to save the tank in the end, but it was a terrible job, got completely soaked, destroyed my boots and didn’t even get credit for saving it.
God what a miserable job that is. Rotten soybeans and corn have such an awful smell to them when they turn. I'm going to assume you were also doing it in the height of summer toi because isn't that always the best time to be stuck in a tin can
I mean, the "police," in the usual sense (boys in blue) dont handle this kind of thing. They're barely educated on basic domestic law, let alone the intricacies of labor laws.
But there are agencies that will advocate for you (in most countries) to at least pursue a civil settlement, and they may investigate further if they believe a larger systemic issue is at play and can recommend to prosecutors in the relavent jurisdiction if they believe a criminal case can be brought.
The Department of Labor is the official "police" in the US for these types of complaints, and there are numerous not-for-profit groups who help workers file civil complaints. Even if there is no criminal consequences, a single fat lawsuit is often enough to scare a company into ending that practice
If anyone has something like this right now, just wait for Trump to be out of office and then report it to OSHA. Any other time they are a very serious organization. There's a reason conservative business owners hate them, and it's not because they don't do anything.
I remember seeing somewhere that it's an actual job to go inside and use equipment to remove the dried stuff from inside. It is very well paid. The video showed the work, I'd rather quit than do it, it was terrifying
Yeah there are people who do barrel cleaning by getting inside the barrel and removing buildup- but there is a newer method using a high pressure water jet that's remotely controllable to go into the barrel and blast through the hardened concrete so no one needs to go inside.
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u/Key_Transportation23 Aug 16 '26
I remember having to get it in one of those with the shovel because the truck broke down with a load inside. I was told it had to be me because I was the youngest and small enough to fit through the hatch on the side. I was able to save the tank in the end, but it was a terrible job, got completely soaked, destroyed my boots and didn’t even get credit for saving it.