This is another great story that had to be told. Thanks! Mike
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Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "thepackrat741"
<thepackrat741@y...> wrote:
> I want to mention that cleaners and degreasers ( solvents in
> general ) can also be very dangerous, and that eye protection
should
> be worn AT ALL TIMES ...no matter how much of a pain it is to put
> goggles on for a " quick task " ... it can save you a LOT of pain a
> grief later.
>
> When cleaning one small touched-up solder connection with a solvent
> known as MEK , a TINY drop of the stuff splashed up from the end of
> the acid brush and went into my eye. I ran to the water fountain
and
> washed my eye out with the cold water from the spigot. I stood
there
> for almost a half hour running that cold water into my eye.
> Hell ...my NOSE FROZE from the water . But the eye would not stop
> hurting.
> A trip to the hospital emergency room revealed that the solvent
had
> WELDED the eyelid to the surface of the eyeball !!!
> Luckily NOT over the cornea or lens ! ...but many weeks of painfull
> recovery followed with eyedrops and salves .
>
> It was a horrible experiance, and even now ...20 years later , I
can
> still feel the "rough spot" on the surface of my eye when I blink.
>
> Today I make sure I use a FULL FACE SHIELD to protect not only my
> eyes ...but the REST of my "Handsome Visage" !!
>
> Wear protection while clipping component leads too !!
>
> TPR