Thanks guys, not that big of a deal turns out. I was replacing the pump on a coil chem sprayer that had old caustic in it that had crystalized and dried up and been sitting over two years.
I guess it didn't occur to me that there could still be liquid caustic in the lines after crystallizing so I took it apart without eye protection and the line popped off and shot a real hot mix directly into my eye.
I made it to the pull out faucet at the sink in less than 30 seconds and blasted it for over ten minutes. Then went straight to the ER where they irrigated it for almost 3 hrs.
They sent me home at around 1am and I had to go back this morning when the specialist came in. At 7am the pH of my eyeball was still 9 so they irrigated some more.
Right now I have burns over 90% of that cornea but they said it will most likely heal back up within a week or so.
ALWAYS USE EYE PROTECTION....THIS IS PAINFUL!
By the way, this is how they irrigate now, with a contact lenses looking thing that has a hose in the middle of it pumping saline right into it.
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