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MEK in the eye hurts like hell
Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 11:56 pm
by tmbg
Dan got all rushy rushy trying to get the last rib clecoed and riveted while the last bit of nasty proseal was getting stiff and hard to work with, and as he furiously shuffled stuff around, he slammed a gallon of MEK down on the bench as I was leaning over to squeeze a rivet, and I got a healthy splash right in the eyeball.
Oh jesus that hurts.
Re: MEK in the eye hurts like hell
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 12:57 am
by cnpeters
Kills your MRSA you had, too. Please tell me you washed your eye out well. Watch carefully in the next 1-2 days for increasing redness, irritation, etc. If so, see an ophthalmologist THAT day. Here is an MSDS on MEK:
http://www.jtbaker.com/msds/englishhtml/M4628.htm
Hope all is well... .
tmbg wrote:Dan got all rushy rushy trying to get the last rib clecoed and riveted while the last bit of nasty proseal was getting stiff and hard to work with, and as he furiously shuffled stuff around, he slammed a gallon of MEK down on the bench as I was leaning over to squeeze a rivet, and I got a healthy splash right in the eyeball.
Oh jesus that hurts.
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 2:59 am
by jim_geo
The word I've heard is that the peroxide MEK (PMEK) that's used to react polyester resin causes almost instant blindness. Please be careful with your stuff.
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 8:20 am
by Brantel
I learned quick while cleaning cleco's after work sessions on the tanks that you need to at a minimum wear safety glasses and better yet goggles while working with this stuff.
Ouch!
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 9:50 am
by cjensen
Brantel wrote:I learned quick while cleaning cleco's after work sessions on the tanks that you need to at a minimum wear safety glasses and better yet goggles while working with this stuff.
Ouch!
Amen to that!!! SAFETY GOGGLES/GLASSES...WEAR SOMETHING! Not directed at you in any way Ian, just a friendly reminder to all!!
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 12:39 pm
by 1:1_Scale
For the record, carb cleaner isn't too pleasant either
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 5:57 pm
by painless
Geeze Ian....If it weren't for bad luck, you would have no luck at all!!
Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 4:59 pm
by captain_john
Ian,
I hope you make it through the building process and are actually healthy and strong enough to move the throttle lever forward!
Dam!
You better start being careful!
Are you suffering and post traumatic symptoms?
CJ
Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 5:16 pm
by tmbg
hahaha I'm fine
I wear contacts, and I think the lens took the brunt of it. I got it out immediately and flushed my eye really well, no discernable damage three days later
BTW, I'm just getting back to the point where I CAN push the throttle on my own in the cherokee!