Dive Summary:
- Two sanitation employees were injured when a garbage truck compacted two oxygen tanks during a residential pick-up.
- Pieces from the tanks were found in the street up to 40 yards away.
- Oxygen tanks are not fit for curbside collection and are typically returned to the supplier.
From the article:
"Dan Conn, the city’s public works director, said this is the first incident of its kind he has seen while working for the city’s sanitation department over the past nine years."
