Today, I found out how acidic some of the chemicals I work with are. After a chemical shower, minor burns, and having to throw away my clothes due to a biohazard, I had the pleasure of running across the parking lot to my car, wearing only a lab coat around my waist. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I had to be treated for chemical burns, because my mother got the bright idea of using paint thinner to clean me up after I'd painted our living room. FML
Today, my OCD manager sprayed my hands with chemicals because I'd touched the bin while throwing away a piece of paper. My hands are now covered in itchy, unattractive rashes. FML
Today, I bought shampoos and household chemicals and was heading home on my bike when it started to rain. I felt a weird burning sensation down my back so I stopped and got off the bike. My backpack and jeans were covered in foam. FML
Today, I had to take out the grease traps from our fryers. A very rude co-worker cut me off, so I had to abruptly stop and try to prevent as much spilling as possible. Luckily, it only spilled on me. I'm here for six more hours with burned, smelly, greasy spots all over my skin and clothes. FML
Today, while helping my wife clean the bathroom, I stepped in a puddle of neat bleach she'd randomly left by the shower door. I washed it off straight away but now an hour later I have burns on the bottom of my foot and can’t put weight on it. FML
Today, I was at work in a lab. I spent all day growing a large bacterial culture. I went to retrieve it, only to find that someone had turned the incubation shaker up too high, and my flask had flown off and shattered. Not only did I lose all my work, but now the whole room is a biohazard. FML
Today, I was working as a paramedic when my patient's colostomy bag exploded all over me. I was covered in fecal matter, with 5 hours left on my shift. FML
Today, I was stuck in the bathroom with no toilet paper in a family member’s house. I looked around and found baby wipes. I was saved! Unfortunately, they were actually Clorox wipes. The bleach gave me a chemical burn in my ass. FML
Today, at the microbiology lab, I discovered that the guy who took the shift before me didn't sterilize the work space very well. I am now blowing chunks from both ends from a very nasty strain of E. Coli. My company blames me. FML
Today, I had an allergic reaction to my deodorant. My armpits wouldn't stop itching, and by the time my shift was over, they were raw and bloody. FML
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cheyennefresh 11
Why didn't you just wear the lab coat normally?
barfingcat21 18
Safety is important.
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sparkledoge 29
Working with chemicals that can cause minor burns, i'm surprised your equipment let some of it get to your skin. I have many questions, such as : what were you showered in ? (the whole biohazard thing lets me think it's also really toxic) Were you actually wearing all the protections it requires ? How did such a thing even happen ? Anyway, i hope you'll be okay OP. Since whatever it was touched you enough to cause minor burns.
AyeJay101 25
What kind of job do/did you have that you weren't aware of such potentially dangerous chemicals?
Mudge 11
what did you even do
pharm121 21
I'm sorry but ydi. I work in the bio and chem labs at my college and no matter what chemicals or bacteria I am using I ALWAYS work as if I am working with the volatile ones. To prevent just that.
Cry0fenvi3 0
Could've been a lot worse OP
Mellamononeyobiz 8
I am so sorry, OP.
ZaiopePerSe 15
I feel like that's something you should already have known
freakycat 13
You deserve it. It is not difficult to research the chemicals you work with and you should always do so. I also wonder how you got the job if you do not know essential things like this.
boultzboi 20
evil genius type stuff
6pointOhhh 10
They're called MSDS sheets, study them before interacting with any unknown chemicals.