UNLABELLED OR MISLABELLED CHEMICALS ARE A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE WORKPLACE
The New York Police Department found no criminality after officers became sick Monday night from shakes they got at a Shake Shack in downtown Manhattan, Chief of Detectives Rodney Harrison tweeted early Tuesday. Sources told CBS New York it appears the incident was accidental, possibly the result of cleaning solution that wasn't properly removed from the shake machine.
Harrison tweeted that, "After a thorough investigation by the NYPD's Manhattan South investigators, it has been determined that there was no criminality by Shake Shack's employees."
Police – and the police union -- initially suspected an employee may have contaminated the shakes with bleach.
The officers were taken to Bellevue Hospital, where they were treated and released. A shake sample was taken to a lab for testing, police said.
The Police Benevolent Association said the officers were assigned to a protest detail. There have been numerous racial justice demonstrations in the area since the George Floyd's death – some marred by clashes with police.
Before word came down that no foul play by Shake Shack employees was discovered, the PBA was quick to express its outrage over the incident on Twitter:
#BREAKING When NYC police officers cannot even take meal without coming under attack, it is clear that environment in which we work has deteriorated to a critical level. We cannot afford to let our guard down for even a moment. pic.twitter.com/fbMMDOKqbV
— NYC PBA (@NYCPBA) June 16, 2020
Also before the determination that none of its workers was implicated, Shake Shack tweeted that it was "horrified":
We are horrified by the reports of police officers injured at our 200 Broadway Shack in Manhattan. We are working with the police in their investigation right now.
— SHAKE SHACK (@shakeshack) June 16, 2020
Later, the company said:
Our team is working hard to get the full picture. In the meantime, we’re relieved to hear the officers are all okay. https://t.co/rjJYFSYjZc
— SHAKE SHACK (@shakeshack) June 16, 2020
AS I HAD SUSPECTED AT THE FIRST, WITH MY TRAINING IN CHEMICAL SAFETY THIS WAS A FAILURE TO LABEL A TOXIC CHEMICAL PROPERLY SO IT RESULTED IN THIS UNINTENTIONAL POISONING WHICH THE POLICE UNION FAILED TO THINK OF BEFORE BEAKING OFF
The New York Police Department found no criminality after officers became sick Monday night from shakes they got at a Shake Shack in downtown Manhattan, Chief of Detectives Rodney Harrison tweeted early Tuesday. Sources told CBS New York it appears the incident was accidental, possibly the result of cleaning solution that wasn't properly removed from the shake machine.
Harrison tweeted that, "After a thorough investigation by the NYPD's Manhattan South investigators, it has been determined that there was no criminality by Shake Shack's employees."
Police – and the police union -- initially suspected an employee may have contaminated the shakes with bleach.
The officers were taken to Bellevue Hospital, where they were treated and released. A shake sample was taken to a lab for testing, police said.
The Police Benevolent Association said the officers were assigned to a protest detail. There have been numerous racial justice demonstrations in the area since the George Floyd's death – some marred by clashes with police.
Before word came down that no foul play by Shake Shack employees was discovered, the PBA was quick to express its outrage over the incident on Twitter:
#BREAKING When NYC police officers cannot even take meal without coming under attack, it is clear that environment in which we work has deteriorated to a critical level. We cannot afford to let our guard down for even a moment. pic.twitter.com/fbMMDOKqbV
— NYC PBA (@NYCPBA) June 16, 2020
Also before the determination that none of its workers was implicated, Shake Shack tweeted that it was "horrified":
We are horrified by the reports of police officers injured at our 200 Broadway Shack in Manhattan. We are working with the police in their investigation right now.
— SHAKE SHACK (@shakeshack) June 16, 2020
Later, the company said:
Our team is working hard to get the full picture. In the meantime, we’re relieved to hear the officers are all okay. https://t.co/rjJYFSYjZc
— SHAKE SHACK (@shakeshack) June 16, 2020
AS I HAD SUSPECTED AT THE FIRST, WITH MY TRAINING IN CHEMICAL SAFETY THIS WAS A FAILURE TO LABEL A TOXIC CHEMICAL PROPERLY SO IT RESULTED IN THIS UNINTENTIONAL POISONING WHICH THE POLICE UNION FAILED TO THINK OF BEFORE BEAKING OFF
NYPD officers hospitalized after drinking milkshakes from Shake Shack
The New York Police Department investigated whether three of its officers were poisoned after drinking milkshakes Monday night at a Shake Shack restaurant in Manhattan.
The officers complained of "not feeling well" before being hospitalized and later released, the NYPD said in a statement to USA TODAY, and Shake Shack said via Twitter that it was "horrified" and working with police.
The Detectives' Endowment Association, the labor union that represents 20,000 active and retired New York City Detectives, condemned the incident as an attack on police, claiming on Twitter that the officers were "intentionally poisoned by one or more workers."
However, Chief Rodney Harrison, NYPD's chief of detectives, tweeted early Tuesday: "After a thorough investigation by the NYPD’s Manhattan South investigators, it has been determined that there was no criminality by shake shack’s employees."
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