The Alliant Energy outage map shows 78,851 outages in cities that include Ames, plus in towns north and south of Des Moines. Outages started being reported near Cedar Rapids around 9:30 p.m. p.m. Wednesday.
Safety: 1. Forklift operators are not trained and certified. 2. Forklifts have crashed into each other, and no retraining was done after the incident. Health: 1. Employer is allowing employees to work with COVID, and not following proper protocol as far as cleaning, disinfecting, sanitizing
1. The employer allowed a sick employee to continue working, potentially exposing other employees to COVID-19. 2. The employer failed to report to OSHA within 24 hours, the hospitalization of an employee.
A water main break in an area near parts of Johnson Avenue NW was the cause for concern of a potential for bacterial contamination. There’s no indication right now of contamination, according to officials, but residents are encouraged to boil water before consumption.
Cedar Rapids is lifting the precautionary water advisory for all customers in the southwest quadrant that had previously been affected. Residents of the area will no longer need to boil water before cooking or consuming.
The city said the advisory has been lifted for the following areas:
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The City of Cedar Rapids has issued a precautionary drinking water advisory for some customers.
The addresses are listed below:
222 29th Street SW
2704 Wilson Avenue SW
2712 Wilson Avenue SW
2713 Wilson Avenue SW
2721 Wilson Avenue SW
2801 Wilson Avenue SW
2802 Wilson Avenue
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February 10, 2021 Health: 1. Employer is not following COVID protocols in the office to keep employees safe in regards to social distancing with computers in the office. 2. Employees are not being forced to wear masks. 3. Employer is not tracking quarantine time for people exposed
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