Posted by JML755 on August 23, 2011 at 12:49:56 from (66.184.63.106):
Was pouring a large slab at a barn over the weekend. Using the loader on a NH TC45 to unload the truck and dump it where needed. Had a crew of 4 young helpers plus me and couple of them had never done it before so I was showing them how to use a 2x4 across the forms to level the concrete before I floated it. Knelt down in some wet concrete for just a couple of seconds to grab the 2x4, but I guess it was long enough to saturate my jeans at the knee. Couple hours later noticed knees were burning. Got home and showered and the skin on one knee was pretty burned, got worse that night and finally started to scab over and heal Sunday nite. I knew cement was caustic but usually I get it on my arms and hands and rinse it off fairly quickly. I think the key here was that the jeans kept my skin in contact with the caustic stuff and it was such a short exposure I didn't think anything of it. Just a word of caution to those of you who may dabble in pouring concrete around your places to be careful and keep the concrete off of your skin AND your clothes and if you do get it on you, flush it quickly with water. One controversial treatment is to pour vinegar on it right away. Sent the picture to a friend of my daughter who's a dermatologist and he said this type of burning can be very deep AND severe. The pain with this was bad enough, so I don't think I want to experience a "severe" case.
This post was edited by JML755 at 13:11:55 08/23/11.
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