Baltimore’s Department of Public Works (DPW) is under scrutiny as workers protested outside City Hall Friday after death of a worker on November 8.

Timothy Cartwell, a waste collector at the Reedbird Sanitation Yard, died after he was pinned between a utility pole and a garbage truck in a West Baltimore driveway.

Two sources with direct knowledge who were not authorized to speak because of the ongoing investigation said The Baltimore Banner this week, the death was ruled to be the result of “driver error”.

Cartwell’s death reflected safety concerns raised after the death of Ronald Silveranother DPW worker who died in August after overheating on the job.

The families of Cartwell and Silver joined the protest in a call for change and answers from Baltimore leaders.

“Timmy,” as Cartwell is called by family members, has served the city for nearly two decades.

Loved ones said they still know very little about how he died. They believe it could have been prevented.

“We’re going to be here for each other,” said Shantae Carroll, Timothy Cartwell’s sister-in-law.

Both families were united in grief and demands for accountability from city leaders.

“We, the family, and I think I can speak for everyone who is behind me, we want justice,” Carroll said.

“My brother-in-law wasn’t just trash. My brother-in-law was a man of courage, of good deed, of love, of support, of dedication,” continued his sister-in-law, speaking on behalf of the family. “He was kind. He was gentle and a man who stood up for what was right.”

The city promised to fix the problems.

“None of us know exactly what happened except those who were there,” said Marvin “Doc” Cheatham, former president of the Baltimore City branch of the NAACP. “And that’s one of the things that needs to be done: We need to find out exactly what happened.”

The family questioned whether DPW workers were given adequate training.

It follows that an independent investigation by the agency found a lack of safety policies and training for workers after Silver collapsed and died in the heat last August.

The report also revealed retaliation against employees who speak out about unsafe conditions.

“I’ve been called to this microphone too many times. I’m sick of it,” said Thiru Vignarajah, a lawyer representing the Silver family. “… Our workers — the people we employ — are in savage, inhumane conditions not once in a while, not in one isolated accident — but literally every day.”

Shantae Carroll said she doesn’t want her brother-in-law’s life to be forgotten.

“They’re doing a deed for us, the people of Baltimore, so let’s do a deed (for) them as workers who did us justice, let’s do them justice,” Carroll said. “I don’t think it’s too much to ask for the price they paid: their lives. … They can’t be brought back, so let’s honor them.”

The Maryland Occupational Safety and Health Administration is conducting its own investigation into Cartwell’s death.

Baltimore City Inspector General Isabel Cumming is also conducting an investigation after revealing past problems within the DPW.

She told WJZ on Friday that she interviewed more than 100 people and expects to release the results in January.

She encouraged city employees with problems to contact her hotline and said their identities would be protected.

The email is [email protected] or people can call 443-984-3476 or 800-417-0430.

This week, the union representing sanitation workers in Baltimore said that the city failed to provide them with critical safety informationand have concerns about a lack of training.

“We are angry at the lack of attention. We are angry at its results, the results being death. Let’s be very clear: it’s a dangerous job,” said Patrick Moran, president of the Maryland chapter of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.