Dropped a tower at a recycling center in Denver, now I glove up every time

I was hauling old hardware to a e-waste drop off last Tuesday and this Dell Optiplex slipped right out of my hands. It cracked open and I saw how much dust and dead bug crud was packed in there, got me thinking about my own lungs. I had been getting lazy about wearing gloves and a mask on dirty jobs, just rushing through. That moment made me realize I was treating my own safety like an afterthought. Does anyone else get slack with PPE when you are just doing a quick pickup?

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betty_shah11d ago

@paigewood probably doesn't want to hear about your mystery lung seasoning...

paigewood11d ago

Yeah, that 'quick pickup' mindset gets me too. One time I figured a mask wasn't worth it for a five minute job, then I was coughing up black gunk for a week lol.