Be careful with nearly boiling caustic - gnarly pics, open carefully

[Misplaced_Canuck]

Been a while since I posted. I was cleaning my brewing gear with near-caustic (diswasher detergent) at about 200F. The return hose slipped out of the kettle and shot me in the leg with some hot caustic. The liquid went through my polyester running pants and accumulated on my (cotton) socks. By the time I removed the sock and hosed my leg down, the damage was done.

It hurt some when it happened but apparently the nerve endings were damaged... so not much pain after affect.

MC

 

[brewswithshoes]

Ouch. Get some silver sulfate for that quick.

You now have a good beer story, and possibly a catchy name for that brew.

My arms can attest to that stuff working to heal those kinda wounds.

One of my house beers........ "2nd Degree Saison"

Hope it heals soon!!

 

[Misplaced_Canuck]

Ouch. Get some silver sulfate for that quick.

You now have a good beer story, and possibly a catchy name for that brew.

My arms can attest to that stuff working to heal those kinda wounds.

One of my house beers........ "2nd Degree Saison"

Hope it heals soon!!

The silver stuff only liquified the scab... After talking to a virologist friend (also a homebrewer), he suggested to let it dry naturally and keep an eye for infection. It's looking well now, of course there's a scar (probably for life) and a small divot, but it's looking quite healthy otherwise.

MC

 

[Yooper]

Wow- that must have really hurt!

I wasn't using caustic, but accidentally shot near boiling water at my chest. I jumped out of my clothes as fast as I could, but I have a scar on my left boob as a result.

 

[BBQB]

Pic?

 

[deadwolfbones]

Pic?

Oh come on...

 

[Iseneye]

I was passivating my kettles a few months ago with near boiling citric acid solution. I needed to open my kettle valve to get the solution into the valve and just before doing it thought I'd better put my gloves on. Opened valve and massive spurt of steam raced out and went onto my glove. If I hadn't done that I would have massive burns on my arm. Always pays to be careful!

 

[Misplaced_Canuck]

Wow- that must have really hurt!

I wasn't using caustic, but accidentally shot near boiling water at my chest. I jumped out of my clothes as fast as I could, but I have a scar on my left boob as a result.

Actually it hurt right when it happened but after a couple minutes, I barely felt anything. Nerve endings were probably gone.

MC

 

[Cantina De Jefe]

Leg and brew kettle have never been cleaner

 

[jimmayhugh]

Oh come on...

You haven't been around long enough to know the backstory...

 

[bleme]

Pic?

I think it's in that section that only forum supporters can get to

 

[deadwolfbones]

You haven't been around long enough to know the backstory...

Fair enough, I guess.

 

[Yooper]

Pic?

Ha- trust me, it's not worth seeing. Just an old scar now, on an old boob. Not picture worthy, that's for sure!

 

[jimmayhugh]

I think it's in that section that only forum supporters can get to

Used to be...

That particular forum only resides in the memory of old-timers...

 

[jimmayhugh]

Ha- trust me, it's not worth seeing. Just an old scar now, on an old boob. Not picture worthy, that's for sure!

To quote Ron White:
"Once you've seen one boob, you wanna see'm all"