He should have had a pocket protector.

A straphanger riding a northbound D train through Midtown was hospitalized Thursday after a bottle of acidic cleaning fluid he had jammed into his pocket leaked and ate through his clothes — leaving him with severe chemical burns.

The train came to a stop at the 42nd St.—Bryant Park station after the unidentified man burned himself at about 5:30 p.m. — at the height of the evening rush hour.

“It leaked through his pocket (and he got burned),” a Metropolitan Transportation Authority source said Thursday. “They don’t know what he was doing with it. That’s what police will learn when they interview him.”

Paramedics rushed the man — described by witnesses as a contractor or construction worker — to New York Presbyterian—Weill Cornell Medical Center for treatment. His injuries are not believed to be life threatening, an FDNY spokesman said.

More at source: NY DAILY NEWS

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As a police officer, Laura Spaulding tried to clean up the streets of Kansas City, Mo. Then she was inspired to clean up crime in a very different way.

Ms. Spaulding saw many methamphetamine labs and crime scenes during her seven years on the force. “I used to think, ‘I wonder what happens to these when we’re done?’ ” she says.

Then, one Christmas, she responded to a shooting at a family gathering. The mother, who wasn’t involved in the shooting, wondered how she could get her house cleaned up after the authorities left. ”She was under the false impression that law enforcement cleans up the crime scenes,” Ms. Spaulding says.

Feeling bad about the woman’s plight, and seeing an opportunity, Ms. Spaulding decided to make an unusual offer: She would clean the place herself, and get reimbursed from the woman’s homeowners insurance.

More at source:  WSJ.com 

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Law360, New York (January 21, 2015, 6:22 PM ET) -- A Maryland-based janitorial company has agreed to pay $132,000 to the U.S. government to settle allegations that it discriminated against noncitizens during the hiring process.

U.S. Service Industries is accused of violating the Immigration and Nationality Act by requiring workers who are not U.S. citizens to produce documents issued by the Department of Homeland Security as a condition of employment, the Justice Department said Jan. 15.

The DOJ said its investigation found that similar demands were not made of American citizens.

More at source: Law360

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Washington, DC (WLTX) -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission is recalling some household cleaning supplies.

Mean Green® Super Strength Cleaner & Degreaser and Mean Green® Industrial Strength Cleaner & Degreaser are being recalled because they are mislabeled.

Officials say they're labeled "Does not contain Ammonia", but that is not true for some bottles and can pose a chemical hazard if mixed with other products.

The product was sold nationwide at Dollar General, Dollar Tree, Family Dollar, Fred's, Walmart and small retailers from August 2014 to November 2014 for between $1 and $8.

The recalled cleaning products came in white plastic spray bottles and white or green plastic containers. The words "Mean Green Super Strength Cleaner & Degreaser" or "Mean Green Industrial Strength Cleaner & Degreaser" are on a label on the front and the UPC number is on the back. The recall involves products with date codes 4225, 4226, 4227, 4228, 4229 and 4230. The date code is printed on the back of the bottle near the QR code.

More at source:WLTX

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The historic clock atop City Hall stopped shortly after 6:30 a.m. Monday so crew members could get inside the tower and clamber outside to gussy up the late-19th-century landmark downtown.

The hands on the four-sided clock should be moving again by Friday. The four faces rival London’s Big Ben in diameter at more than 23 feet.

Along with time standing still these many days, the clock’s bells that chime throughout the week are silenced, and its lights are turned off.

Engineers chose roughly 6:30 for the hands to stop because that made them less obtrusive as cleaning progressed, said Hennepin County spokeswoman Carolyn Marinan. The Municipal Building Commission, a joint agency of the city and the county, runs the building.

More at source: Star Tribune

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Lorena Arita, a member of Tufts University’s custodial staff, comes to West Hall dormitory every morning and tries to ignore the threat of layoffs as she works to keep the building clean. Coming to Tufts in 1998, after the university had outsourced its custodial staff to DTZ, a property services company, she and her coworkers have experienced long work weeks and rising efficiency standards. Now, as Tufts seeks to renew its contract with DTZ, Tufts Labor Coalition (TLC), a student group that advocates for university employees, is stepping in to protest the possible cuts.

“Rumors began spreading from DTZ managers to janitors that there would be cuts to personnel sometime this year,” said TLC president, Tufts sophomore, Lior Appel-Kraut, “The administration hasn’t denied it. . . claiming that these cuts [may] need to be made to increase efficiency.”

More at source: USA Today

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LAKE CHARLES, LA (KPLC) -A group of window washers caught the eyes of many Wednesday morning while they were cleaning the exterior of the Capital One Tower during some heavy winds.

"This is the first time I've seen it," said onlooker Michelle Horak. "I posted on Facebook and said 'This is something new!' You know, I've never seen it here."

Workers with AAA National USA Building Services came in from Georgia to work on the building. Supervisor Richard Dominguez says the last time they were here was about 6 years ago. He says fortunately, the wind wasn't too bad and managed to sustain the weather with no safety issues. Though the workers were just doing their job, some people were still amazed.

"It's cold, I mean, anything can happen," said onlooker Shaydriana Rhodes, who took time to snap a picture of the workers on her phone. "The winds could be really strong, you know; you never know what can happen with mother nature."

Dominguez says he's been a part of the building services for 15 years and says it's always tough when the temperature drop

"It's real cold," he said as he overlooked his team of six workers. "Your hands get real real cold. I mean, it's hard but if you've been doing this for a long time I mean it's not hard to do. It's just like every other jobs."

The workers are based out of Georgia and are headed to Houston this weekend to continue their work there. He says compared to his past jobs, the weather in Lake Charles was a piece of a cake.

More at source: WAFB

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BERLIN undefined The elementary school was closed Tuesday after a quarter of the students were out sick with a stomach virus on Monday.

"Students became sick over the weekend, we just became aware of the number of students affected once they returned to school on Monday," according to Karen Molnar, director of pupil personnel for the Berlin-Boylston school district. "So far, only one of our teaching staff has been affected. We are working with the school nurses and the Department of Public Health and will be spending the day thoroughly disinfecting all surfaces to try to prevent any further spread of the virus."

Parents were notified by phone and email, with information on preventing further spread of the virus, Molnar said.

Berlin Memorial School Principal John Campbell sent a notice to parents Monday.

"We have a significant number of children who have been ill with a stomach virus over the past 72 hours and want to take steps to provide for a thorough cleaning of our school before students return on Wednesday," he wrote. "Our custodial staff will use Tuesday to disinfect surfaces that students commonly come into contact with, such as desks, chairs, hand rails, etc. These surfaces are routinely cleaned, but having the building empty will allow staff to do an extra thorough job. This time will also allow children a chance to recover more fully so that we can get back to work on Wednesday."

More at source: Telegram

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MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) - Lieutenant Joey Crosby, with the Myrtle Beach Police Department, said a portion of Highway 501 remains closed Saturday morning following the fire at Genco, Incorporated.

Highway 501 is closed between 3rd Avenue South and Canal Street.  Crosby says drivers coming into Myrtle Beach, on 501, will be redirected down 3rd Avenue South.  Drivers heading west on 501, from Kings Highway, are encouraged to use an alternate route, said Crosby.

Myrtle Beach firefighters say they received the call shortly before 2:00 a.m. Saturday.  Lieutenant Christian Sliker, with the Myrtle Beach Fire Department, said crews remain on the scene extinguishing hot spots.  He said the building suffered extensive fire, smoke, and water damage. 

More at source: WBTM

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Action 9 investigator Jason Stoogenke gets a lot of complaints against air duct businesses.
 
Hiring an air duct cleaner can be tricky, because typically customers don't know what it looks like inside the ducts.
 
So when it's all over, customers don't know if they got their money's worth.
 
John Varvel hired Indoor Air Solutions.
 
"We don't make a lot of money -- tight budget," Varvel said.
 
He put $900 down, then he changed his mind and asked for a refund.
 
"Extremely frustrating,” Varvel said. “We cannot afford to lose $900."
 
Around the same time, another customer said IAS did the work, but that a line started dripping and that he couldn't get the company to come back, that customer said in an email to Action 9.

More at source: WSOCTV

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