Accidents happen, but what this janitor from the United States has done exceeds all expectations. Heard “annoying alarms” and decided to move a freezer to stop the annoying noise. Trouble is, the man’s attitude has resulted in 20 years of research being completely undone.
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Outsourced caretaker at the university
The man was a contract worker for the cleaning company Daigle Cleaning Systems Inc. He worked at Rensselear Polytechnic Institute in upstate New York. Janitor worked for several months in 2020 at the private research university in Troy, also in New York.
Now the university is demanding compensation for the damage caused to the developed research. The lawsuit seeks more than $1 million in damages and cleaning fees.
Freezer over 20 years old
The freezer the janitor turned off contained over 20 years of research. Inside were cell cultures and samples. According to the information, “a small change in temperature of three degrees would cause catastrophic damage”. That’s what the lawsuit in the Rensselear County Superior Court is about.
According to the lawsuit, the university does not believe the janitor is responsible for the incident. However, he blames the company that hired him for the lack of training and adequate supervision in the jobs.
“The defendant, through its negligent, negligent and/or ruthless monitoring and control of the [zelador]”It has resulted in damage to certain cell cultures, samples, and/or research work in the laboratory,” reports the university.
Notice to the caretaker
On September 14, 2020, researchers determined that the alarm was triggered because the temperature had risen by 2 degrees. It went from 80°C to 78°C. From then on, the team left a note on the device until it was finally fixed:
“This freezer is beeping because it’s being repaired. PLEASE DO NOT MOVE OR DISCONNECT IT. NO CLEANING IS REQUIRED IN THIS AREA. YOU CAN PRESS THE ALARM/TEST SILENCE BUTTON FOR 510 SECONDS IF YOU WISH TO MUTE THE SOUND,” the statement said.
But on September 17th the alarm rang and the caretaker decided to turn off the freezer.