I have no idea what you call this, so please bear with me while I explain.
Many receipt printers use paper that reacts to an electrified stylus, leaving the information behind. Little did we know, this process produces an airborne by-product, albeit in miniscule amounts. Now, imagine a printer 2-feet wide, running 24/7, constantly giving off this residue. Then imagine an array with dozens of these printers. Now the levels of this by-product starts to become significant. Again, imagine a watchfloor containing dozens of these arrays, all running continuously, manned by a team of humans, all breathing in this residue.
We OTAs called it The Creeping Crud because it settled on everything; the equipment, our hands and faces, and more to the point, our respiratory systems. We'd blow our noses and see blackened mucus. We'd have a taste in our mouths that we couldn't irradicate. I even vomited a tarry substance once that tasted like an old, wet ashtray.
After a while, I started getting blood clots in my legs. We were on our feet throughout our nine-hour shifts, so this phlebitis was not a result of inactivity. Making an already long story short, I had DVTs 4 times in 2 1/2 years, leaving me with severe post-phlebitic syndrome and a lifelong need for blood thinners.
I was retired at 30% Disabled by the navy, though the VA only rated me at 10% for the post-phlebitic syndrome, even though any walking or standing results in a great deal of pain, problems with night cramps in the legs, and a host of other problems.
Now for the question: Is this story familiar to anyone else? And if so, what did you call it? How did you submit the claim?
Ok, that was 3 questions. I look forward to your input.
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I have no idea what you call this, so please bear with me while I explain.
Many receipt printers use paper that reacts to an electrified stylus, leaving the information behind. Little did we know, this process produces an airborne by-product, albeit in miniscule amounts. Now, imagine a printer 2-feet wide, running 24/7, constantly giving off this residue. Then imagine an array with dozens of these printers. Now the levels of this by-product starts to become significant. Again, imagine a watchfloor containing dozens of these arrays, all running continuously, manned by a team of humans, all breathing in this residue.
We OTAs called it The Creeping Crud because it settled on everything; the equipment, our hands and faces, and more to the point, our respiratory systems. We'd blow our noses and see blackened mucus. We'd have a taste in our mouths that we couldn't irradicate. I even vomited a tarry substance once that tasted like an old, wet ashtray.
After a while, I started getting blood clots in my legs. We were on our feet throughout our nine-hour shifts, so this phlebitis was not a result of inactivity. Making an already long story short, I had DVTs 4 times in 2 1/2 years, leaving me with severe post-phlebitic syndrome and a lifelong need for blood thinners.
I was retired at 30% Disabled by the navy, though the VA only rated me at 10% for the post-phlebitic syndrome, even though any walking or standing results in a great deal of pain, problems with night cramps in the legs, and a host of other problems.
Now for the question: Is this story familiar to anyone else? And if so, what did you call it? How did you submit the claim?
Ok, that was 3 questions. I look forward to your input.
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