Posted by JML755 on August 23, 2011 at 16:19:02 from (24.192.222.226):
In Reply to: Concrete burn posted by JML755 on August 23, 2011 at 12:49:56:
Thanks for the comments. Seems to be a mixed bag of experiences (pun intended). I've been doing a fair amount of concrete last couple of years, usually small batches, yard or less, where I've got a pickup load of 60/40 sand/gravel mix, enough Portland cement for a 6 bag mix and have at it with a mixer. I've never had this kind of reaction. I have had cases where the cement (powder) has gotten on my skin and even after a shower it still looks like they're not clean, pretty much like the film Bob1958 describes. But by the next day, skin looks normal. Pretty much like oldtractorfun's experiences.
Since this came from a batch plant, hard to say what additives may have been put in. The plant was less than 10 minutes away, so I wouldn't have expected they would have had to add any anti-setting conditioners, but who knows, especially if they've 20 some tanks of stuff like TraditionalFarmer says. At least with the stuff I've mixed by hand, I know nothing is in it but Portland Cement and sand/gravel.
And BillyNY, I do remember a friend in my youth whose dad was a mason and never wore gloves and he had the gnarliest looking hands I've seen to this day. Yeah, I did an Internet search after it happened and was surprised the amount of information out there on it. I would have expected that young lady rusted nuts ran into might have rated a bunch of publicity if/when she ended up in the hospital.
Learn something new everyday. Unfortunately this was a painful lesson. Luckily, my knees can suffer a little scarring (they're not my best feature anyway) and I'll keep them covered so little kids won't shrink in horror if they see me at the beach.
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