Safety Reminder

Fidel

I feel compelled to do this, because tonight I was a) careless; b) lazy; and c) in a lot of pain.

Always wear your safety glasses when lighting your egg, especially with a MAPP torch or weed burner. The mini, in all its cute and tiny glory, is no exception to the rule.

Tonight I was in a hurry to get the mini lit for some quick Swamp Venom pork chops with some Maurice's sauce, but I digress. Instead of going to get my glasses in the garage where I left them I put the MAPP torch to the mini and got a nice pop almost immediately, a small piece of (thankfully) not yet burning lump got me directly in the left eye.

This caused absolutely excruciating pain getting it out, and I quite possibly have scratched the inside of my eyelid and/or the eyeball. I am in a good bit of pain and have halos around bright objects looking out my left eye. It hurts to blink and my eye is all red and irritated.

Kids, don't let this happen to you - wear your goggles. I've lit my eggs a few thousand times if I've lit them once, and to be honest, more often that not without glasses. That won't happen again. I am proof that is can happen to you.

Grandpas Grub

Rod, sorry to hear that happened. I sincerely hope there was no damage.

Thank you for the reminder, lately I haven't been wearing any eye protection.

GG

Susan Egglaine

Glad is was not worse! I bought a torch and before I could get it out of the car, I was told to take it back. Wood house, wood deck, torch & alcohol do not mix. :laugh: I got another egg prize.

BENTE

thanks for the reminder!!!


i hope your sight gets back to normal real soon


i have been wearing my sunglasses but i usually light my egg during the day but with daylight starting to dwindle i will have to remember your warning

lowercasebill

Rod..i appreciate your concern for us but ...wtf ore you doing on the forum ??.. go to the e-r... corneal abrasions are serious business and foriegn bodies in the eye are a bad thing.. if you are haveing visual disturbances you need to be seen tonight,,, if the e-r doc tells you you should not have bothered i will make a $100 donation to the charity of your choice .
please go .
bill

RRP

Sorry to hear of your pain. I know I'm a stick in the mud, and even though I have a MAPP torch I specifically purchased for lighting my eggs I have only used it twice and didn't like the blow back. Trust me, I'll never be a weed burner guy either.

I'm a woodworker and own and use many powerful tools. I'm a firm believer in the fact that the best safety device available to mankind is between his ears!

Little Steven

Rod,

In my line of work I have had lots of stuff in my eyes. Most times I have had it looked after but sometimes not.
Now my vision is failing and I would go back to those times in a heartbeat and do what I should have done at the time. Get her checked out Bud.

Steve

RRP

Furthermore I was 12 years old when I received my first eyeglasses. To this day I remember the sign on the wall that read Next to life itself, GOD's most precious gift was sight. I'm not taking this thread down a religious path, but already being almost deaf I protect my sight with a passion! I agree with the others - GO TO ER like NOW!

NibbleMeThis

Excellent point, Rod. We all think "it won't happen" to us. Safety glasses these days are available everywhere, cheap, and much more comfortable than they used to be. They should be standard equipment in everyone's gear.

That being said, my degree is in occupational safety and health yet I often don't use them when starting up the egg. Shame on me! Seriously.

Hot Stuff

Thanks for bringing this to everyone's attention....I've never thought about wearing eye protection while lighting any grill I've ever had, but I see now it is a necessary thing to do....i am sorry for accident that prompted your warning and hope your eye will be back to normal asap.

Big'un

Hope you are doin better. And I hope you can read this. If you did scratch your eyelid or eyeball, after cleaning, keep the eyelid from blinking. Every time your body repairs it with new cells, blinking wipes them away, and could cause scarring. Get some gauze and and place over the lid and tape closed. It will alleviate some of the pain as well. My doctor made me keep mine taped for about three days. Sorry it happened. I hate to think that you may miss out on what a good looking guy like Max is.

AZRP

Sorry about the eye Rod, 30+ years in manufacturing and the only time I ever wore glasses was during OSHA inspections. But every time I light the Egg, the glasses are in place, period. I've lost lots of shirts due to little burning embers but they are replaceable. -RP

Little Steven

Todd,

I'm not gay but he is dreamy.

Steve

Car Wash Mike

Dang Rod, Get that looked after. One reason I went to paper towels and EVOO.

Mike

Nature Boy

Yo Rod
I had the same thing a few years ago (right directly into the corner of my eye), when using a torch. Now, if I can't wear eye protection I make it a point to turn my head to the side and look at the ground. Much better to catch an ember off the side of yo face than in your eye.

Glad you didn't get it too bad. Sounds like you'll heal up good if you are still not having enough pain to go see a doc. Eyes heal quick.

BTW, those BGE firestarters with the sawdust and parafin....they work great and are a lot safer. And you can light it and walk away without your face over it.

Stay safe bro!
Chris

mikeb6109

hope all is ok with your eye!

stike

sorry to hear it.... get to an eye doctor because if you scratch the cornea (and it sounds like you did) you can have vision loss. the cornea has more nerves in it per square inch than any other spot on the body. it takes a long time to heal. most pain i ever had. i would wake at night and the television was still on, and it stung for a year or two.

take care of it. you are very lucky it wasn't lit. my god. but i doan hafta tell you that.

sorry again....

Big'un

Me neither, but he is a fine specimen.

Little Steven

Todd,

Specially with Giada on his lap :evil:

Steve

stike

not that there's anything wrong with that

Big'un

I hope you did the "he's safe" hand gesture when you said that.

Big'un

The only time I saw a picture of Giada with him, she looked like she was being held hostage.

Car Wash Mike

Sure it wasn't both for the Eggtoberfest last year. :ohmy: :woohoo: :ohmy:



Mike

Bricktucky

Just my $.02 but go to the ER. My rule has been don't mess around with my eyes ever since I scratched my cornea in college. The 3 quick shots of wiskey only worked for a while. Got to wear a bandage over my eye for a few days.

But go to the ER, they also put some kind of gel medicine on it, seemed to be an important part of the fix. Although the eye doc says there is a thin line I can't see, the eyes apparently compensate so I don't notice.

Hope all is well.

Little Steven

Stike,

I seem to remember you and max talking about sausage and the like the other day. He is gorgeous though.

Steve

Little Steven

Todd,

You could interperit that way. But really who cares, at least he has touched her.

Steve

sirlancealot

Sorry to hear of your mishap,hope everything turns out well.

stike

nope. it was max and someone else. i related the story though.

Rascal

Shouldn't there be mention of a doctor somewhere in this story?

Bacchus

Rod, sorry to hear about the incident. Thanks for sharing. Good Luck Buddy!