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By Ros Wynne Jones Refuse collector David Carpenter was a family man, loved by people along his route, and his “brothers” who worked with him on the bins. A grandfather to 13 grandkids, he always had a smile and a wave as he did a job he’d done since he was 18. But in January last year, David was clearing debris from the back of a bin lorry when a piece of his clothing got caught in the bin-lifting equipment, and he was dragged inside and killed during an automatic compacting cycle. David, 60, had worked for Coventry City Council for more than 40 years and was “devoted” to his job. This week, …

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