Stefan,
I am terribly sorry to read about your unfortunate mishap. I am
equally shocked as if it happened to me. When I deal with HCl and
HzO2, I treat them as venomous anacondas, really, that they can bite
me any time. Tahnks for posting the message so we can be doule
careful. Mike
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Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Stefan Trethan
<stefan_trethan@g...> wrote:
> On Wed, 23 Jun 2004 12:34:14 -0000, leon_heller <leon_heller@h...>
> wrote:
>
> > I was etching a PCB a few minutes ago. I thought I'd beef up the
> > FeCl3 with a little HCl so I went in the other room, got the
bottle
> > and opened it. On my back to the kitchen sink where I was doing
the
> > etching I tripped, splashed a little of the HCl into my face
(luckily
> > the cap was still partly on) and dropped the bottle. A little of
the
> > acid went into my left eye so I put my head under the tap and
flushed
> > the eye out thoroughly. Of course, I shouldn't have removed the
cap
> > until I was at the sink. I suppose I ought to get the eye checked,
> > but I can see perfectly out of it, although it's a little sore,
so I
> > won't bother. The effect was like peeling onions, but a ∗lot∗
worse.
> > Onions generate H2SO4 when the juice gets into the eyes, same
sort of
> > effect.
> >
> > It's 30% HCl, BTW, quite concentrated.
> >
> > Leon
> >
>
>
> I will not ask where you goggles were.
> I just assume they were absent just as your brain was.
>
> Take care man!
>
> ST