Chemical Burns

[ROBERT MCLAUTHLIN]

i have had a couple of sodium hydroxide burns but the worst one i ever encountered was when i was eating a hot pepper and the juice from the pepper sqirted me in the eye the pain the horror the nightmare

[Cleveland Mobile]

second degree burns are when they blister....thats what i had ...the blister covered the entire top of my feet.

Andy

[Bob Gates]

One drop of muratic acid on my forearm....didn't feel a thing...but the next day a raw-meat spot about the size of a nickel....took days and days to completely heal...



Everybody be careful out there!!!

[Washaway]

Chlorine burn only.....it itches for weeks and there's no no relief.

Unrelated to work I've managed to blow myself up, when I was younger, with the help of 87 octane unleaded and some stupidity.
The explosion picked me up, threw me back about 5 feet and flipped me. I suffered second degree burns to my face, ears and neck and third degree to to my wrist (that's where the elastic in the wrist of my sweater melted).
Luckily I suffered no injuries to my eyes, throat or lungs....I was extremely lucky and it's one of the most incredible experiences of my life. (not that I'd care to part take again)

Anyone ever wonder what they would look like with a blistering swollen face, no eye lashes and no eye brows? It's not pretty.

[PLD]

Chlorine burn only.....it itches for weeks and there's no no relief.

Get the doctor to prescribe some "Silver Sulfadine (sp?)". It's a cream prescribed to burn patients and makes chlorine burns stop itching and heal much faster. I've been using it for the past 6 days on a large pair on chlorine burns on my inner thighs from a bucket slosh. After 6 days, the first degree portion is just reddish dry skin. The 1+ degree burn is now just pinker than normal skin and no longer sensitive/painful. The 2nd degree raw open flesh has scabbed over and it now similar to week old road rash. That meaning that it is sensitive to rough handling and stretching, but otherwise is not painful or itchy.

Speaking of chemical skin damage, does anyone else get persistent rashes around your ankles and tops of feet that stops at the top of the sock line? It doesn't look like athletes foot, more like a sensitivity. I can't decide if it's just from constantly being wet or from low concentrations of chems soaking into the shoes and socks.

[PLD]

i have had a couple of sodium hydroxide burns but the worst one i ever encountered was when i was eating a hot pepper and the juice from the pepper sqirted me in the eye the pain the horror the nightmare

I whipped a hose out of a bucket too fast and managed to get my eyes full of 12% once. Thankfully I was at home, and could find my way to the sink blind and fairly quickly. But, when it hit my eye it was like being poked in both eyes hard. I went down to my knees and it took a few seconds to figure out that I had not actually been hit with a baseball bat.

[squirtgun]

My feet are trying to rot off also.I think it's a combination if athletes foot and chem exposure.
I have tried rubber boots(how much foot sweat can a pair hold anyway?) and about everything inbetween with no success.I started keeping a pair of flip flops in the truck.When we finish at a job I take off my boots and slip on the flip flops.I leave the boots on the trailer to give them a chance to dry out some and keep 6 pairs of clean socks on hand.

[PLD]

My feet are trying to rot off also.I think it's a combination if athletes foot and chem exposure.
I have tried rubber boots(how much foot sweat can a pair hold anyway?) and about everything inbetween with no success.I started keeping a pair of flip flops in the truck.When we finish at a job I take off my boots and slip on the flip flops.I leave the boots on the trailer to give them a chance to dry out some and keep 6 pairs of clean socks on hand.

I don't think it's athletes foot for me. I had mine cleared up 100% and it was back after one day on crew. Looks and acts just like AF, but responds poorly to AF cremes, ok to lotions, and pops up in just 48 hours.

[John Orr]

Any time I spill 12.5 or SH on myself, I dip a paper towel in oxalic and wipe the affected area. It works. If you wait for the burn to begin, it will sting like H**L, but it will still work.

[CCPC]

I get chemicals on myself everyday and can't find a reasonable way to avoid it. If I was to try to avoid any contact with chlorine while doing roofs, houses, driveways, the jobs would take twice as long and I would have to charge three times as much. Which means, I would never win any bids and be out of business in a year. I've had a small burn on my back form chlorine, but that was the only topical skin reaction I've ever had after contact with any of the chemicals I've used. Now I just sit back and wait for my teeth and hair to fall out.

[squirtgun]

Lance,
Think of it as a mini chemical peel everyday.You'll look young forever.......LOL.

[CarolinaProWash]

Any time I spill 12.5 or SH on myself, I dip a paper towel in oxalic and wipe the affected area. It works. If you wait for the burn to begin, it will sting like H**L, but it will still work.

You neutralize yourself the same way you neutralize wood!!!!!!!!!!! Oxalic acid has it's own set of side effects....sterilization being one of them. If it's an acid that it takes to neutralize the chemical on you - maybe try a Coke or Pepsi.

[John Orr]

Oxalic acid has it's own set of side effects....sterilization being one of them.

Thanks for caring, but that is no longer a concern anyway. LOL

[Beth n Rod]

Vinegar and lemon juice work also. You can get a gallon of vinegar to keep on the truck for very little money. You might smell like a salad, but it's gentler that oxylic!

Please guys, be gentle on your bodies.

Beth

[Ron Musgraves]

I gotten burned and had stuff in my eyes. My guys know wear protective gear while working with anything and safety glasses.

I have had only one indsutrial claim in 22 years. Lucky i guess. its was 565.00