“What I Live With”: The Aftermath of Fatal Accidents

Death, Sex & Money

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4.6 • 7.6K Ratings

🗓️ 10 November 2021

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

In the U.S., nearly 200,000 people die every year from accidental injuries. But what happens when you cause one of those accidents—and you survive?

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0:00.0	Does the word accident feel like the right word?
0:03.0	No, it doesn't, but that's what I say to people who don't, you know.
0:07.1	If they have any kind of inkling or, like I said, I don't talk about it.
0:12.3	Why doesn't the word accident feel right to you?
0:15.9	Because in my head, it shouldn't have happened.
0:21.7	It should have started.
0:25.6	I beat myself up and I will beat myself up to rest of my life trying to figure it all out.
0:33.6	This is Death, Sex, and Money.
0:37.2	The show from WNYC about the things we think about a lot
0:42.0	and need to talk about more. I'm Anna Seale.
0:47.8	John Vargas is 56. He lives in Chicago and works for a utility company there.
0:59.1	I've worked for them for 34 years. 23 of them is an underground person.
1:05.6	I worked in Manholes, Spice and Cables, Lead Gables.
1:09.2	Then I was a crew leader leading the crew.
1:12.4	Then in 2007, I took the form and position.
1:16.3	Nearly five years ago, one Saturday morning towards the end of January.
1:20.5	He reported in for work.
1:22.4	I'd gotten the crews off that morning.
1:24.5	It was a very, going to be a very nice January.
1:27.2	I say that because you give out a message in the morning and the message was,
1:31.2	hey, it's going to be a nice day, guys.
1:33.3	We drive big trucks, the guys drive big crew trucks, bucket trucks, whatever you want to call them.
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