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Second Baltimore DPW Employee Dies While On Duty, Department Confirms Second Baltimore DPW Employee Dies While On Duty, Department Confirms
Second Baltimore DPW Employee Dies While On Duty, Department Confirms For the second time in three months, a member of the Baltimore City Department of Public Works has died on the job, authorities announced. Timothy Cartwell, a solid waste worker assigned to the Reedbird Sanitation Yard died on Friday morning after sustaining critical injuries while collecting trash in an alleyway in the 1800 block of Baker Street. Cartwell was rushed to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center, where he later died from his injuries, officials confirmed.  His death comes months after Robert Silver II, also a member of the Bureau of Solid Waste, died on the job af…

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Baltimore City DPW Crew Member Dies On The Job After 'Medical Situation,' Officials Say Baltimore City DPW Crew Member Dies On The Job After 'Medical Situation,' Officials Say
Baltimore City DPW Crew Member Dies On The Job After 'Medical Situation,' Officials Say A Baltimore City Department of Public Works crew member died on the job late on Friday afternoon, officials say. On Aug. 2, toward the end of his shift, Robert Silver II suffered a "medical situation" while riding in their truck that required immediate intervention in the Barclay neighborhood in Northeast Baltimore. He was a "dedicated crew member" of the Baltimore City Department of Public Works' Bureau of Solid Waste, officials said. Paramedics were called to the scene, and Silver was rushed to an area hospital, where he later was pronounced dead. "We are still working with the crew and…

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by Zak Failla
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Water Distribution Sites Announced After E. Coli Found In Baltimore Water Water Distribution Sites Announced After E. Coli Found In Baltimore Water
Water Distribution Sites Announced After E. Coli Found In Baltimore Water Water distribution sites have been announced following the discovery of E. coli in the drinking water of a Baltimore neighborhood — including some police and fire facilities, the DPW said. Three locations will distribute up to three gallons of water per household to residents beginning at 11 a.m. : 1401 W. Lafayette Ave., Harlem Park Elementary/Middle School 3301 Waterview Ave., Middle Branch Park 500 3rd Ave., Landsdowne Library Although the Baltimor…

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by Annie DeVoe