Trimet bus driver dangers

Here is reason number 3 to fill out those "white cards".  INJURY'S while on the bus. 

This is my story.  Just the other week (the end of March), I got on bus number 1614, immediately noticed it smelled bad musty/moldy, and the ever present smell of a dust-like substance.  While driving this bus, I noticed the dust-like smell got more potent with an odd oil/coolant mix.  These combinations of smell made my eyes, nose and throat burn.  When I finished my shift, all these smell where still going, this time with a burnt smell, and I noticed that my face was itching badly.  I made out the white card for it then, went home.  When I got home, I washed my face (which helped), but my throat was still sore.  I woke up the next morning, brushed my teeth, gargled, spat and found that I had blood in the mucus.  I gargled until it was clear.  Went to work and talked to Chief Sue. She asked me to fill out a "report of occupational injury/illness form.  The form and the white card leaves a track record (with Acid number) of that toxic bus so that no one else will be affected.  I personally will not drive this particular 1600, until it has the HVAC and duct work cleaned and the heater in the front scrubbed, no one else should go threw this.

 

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