 Welding wounds and helmets, Good safety is worth the $$$ |
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| Amphicar770 |
 Jan 26 2016, 12:27 PM
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| r_towle |
Jan 26 2016, 01:42 PM
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QUOTE(rick 918-S @ Jan 25 2016, 03:53 PM)  Certified Welder, former fab shop worker, former ship yard worker. As a ship yard worker I ended up with flash burns several times from catching flash from others welding around me. Often working in close quarters next to other guys welding. I don't own an auto darkening helmet and have no use for one. I use gloves and protective clothing. Even when tacking. Actually I am about to launch an Alien product line for welding. The web page is in the works. This is personal for me. I had a friend who lost his brother to a welding injury. He worked for the mines and used to tack without gloves. He received a small burn on his finger that wouldn't heal. Turned out it was cancer. They took the finger, then his arm to the elbow, then to the shoulder. shortly after it took his life. I cringe when I see those hot rod and custom bike shows and guys are welding without gear. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/screwy.gif) learn something every time you post.... Thanks rich |
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| JoeDees |
Jan 29 2016, 06:45 PM
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Here's the crazy part, it turns out it was not flash (I still plan to buy a new helmet).
I actually had a piece of metal embedded in my eye. After it wasn't getting better they looked closer and found the metal-it was camouflaged in the color of my eye. The metal was in a place of my eye where I couldn't/didn't feel it and all of the irritation/problems were actually caused by the metal rusting. This is way more confusing than flash from a cheap mask because I wear goggles when grinding... Doctor has ordered me to stay out of the garage this weekend and I have followups next week because the eye isn't reacting properly to light. The hole where they dug the metal out has healed well, but the rust has had an effect. Damn rust. |
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| patssle |
Jan 29 2016, 06:53 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 981 Joined: 28-August 09 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 10,741 Region Association: None |
And don't forget proper ventilation as well. Or wear a respirator. It won't hurt you now but it will later. I work in the clean air industry so I know all about the hazards of welding fumes.
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