What not to do when you get chems in your eyes

dsnorrod

dsnorrod

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Had to post this. Hopefully a learning experience for others too.


Working on a house wash about a week ago. Simple ~2500sq ft one story. I'm working on the front porch while one of my guys was brushing the gutters around the corner. He is using f-13 at about 15-1. He comes around the corner saying he got it in his eyes, reaches into my stream (thinking it's just water) and splashes it in his face to rinse the f-13 out. I'm flowing soap (5er with 6% and Simple Cherry) so naturally it only makes him worse. We shut down and rinse his face off and his eyes out with the clean water supply. He is perfectly fine but it definately made him aware of the importance of eye protection. He always wears it now and we have disposable eye wash kits on the truck at all times.


It was only his 4th or 5th house with me so he didn't have a lot of experience and we both are at fault for not making sure his eyes were protected while brushing on chems above his head. Hopefully, you all can learn from this as we have. We laugh about it now but it definitely wasn't funny then.
 
Thanks for sharing. Just the other day I was running a mix through my chem line and just set the ball vale inside the chem tank, turn it on and stepped back. Well the hose adjusted and pulled the ball valve out just enough so that the stream was hitting the top edge of the opening of my chem tank, and spraying me directly in the face. This was a 50/50 mix. My guys was around the house pressure washing the pool deck and couldnt hear anything. I had to run/feel my way around the house (5000sqft) to get to a water hose.

I am ok, but definately do not work without eye protection anymore.
 
I like the "Fuel" brand glasses from Lowe's. They are like $20 and are sunglasses that are rated for impacts. They aren't designed for liquid splash protection but they have saved me on more then one occasion from getting hit with objects.
 
I'd suggest you carry a variety. Full-face / respirators / safety glasses.....
 
I was useing a SC and working about 2' from the building and a rock flew out hit the wall and hit me right between the eyes hurt like hell but now i wear safety glasses all the time. A lesson learned. my helper learned that a few days ago too. he refused to wear them and a rock outa my SC shot out and hit him on the neck and he aske dfor them after that. Eyes cost alot of money goggles dont.
 
apple said:
Ive got a couple of the face shields from lowes. Cleaning roofs is the only time I wear one and even then I keep it flipped up most of the time. Its something I should be better at I guess.
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Complacency is probably our great adversary :slap:
I'm guilty too.....
 
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