RED-85-Z51
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dang.
not chainsaw related, but its the only part of AS Ive ever posted in..haha
On Friday I was enjoying a day off, working in my detached garage/shop on making a custom engine jig for boring small OHV engines, Id been welding, cutting, torching all morning, and it got towards 1 o clock in the afternoon, I was almost done.
I had just finished running a bead on the lower mount on the thing when I realized i needed to brace the back some more to prevent any flex, so I pulled a peice of 1X out of the steel bin and slid it into the chop saw, and it slid off the end of the table..I walked around to the right side of the saw, picked the steel up, slid it in, made my mark and clamped it down..started the cut but this peice of stel was making alot of sparks, so I popped the welders helmet DOWN..and finished the cut. As soon as I heard the steel fall I felt intense heat over my body, I stepped back and fipped the hood up and my face got hit with flames, and my shirt was on fire. All I heard in the mean time was a WHHOOOSHHH.
I patted my shirt down, which was about 80% disentigrated below the chest pockets, and reached for the fire extinguisher..I noticed my arms were red and smoking. I grabbed the extinguisher off the wall, pulled the pin, aimed, and....nothing came out. I guess 20 years is a bit over the shelf life.
I ran to the house, got a pail anf filled it up, then put the fire out..then ran inside to assess the damage. Skin on my face hurt on the right side, lost my Goatee, and a bit of Stache, Sideburns were a wreck, my right arm, on the top side, from the wrist to the elbow was severe 1st degree, with a couple small spots of 2nd degree. My left arm, was burns the same amount but on the bottom of the arm (this is becasue it was still holding onto the chop saw when the fire started.
So I cleaned it all in Dial soap for a while, dried it all off, and slathered on the Silver Nitrate to save the top layer of skin, which will promote healing, and reduce scarring.
The cause of the fire?
The main bench in the shop is bolted to the studs in the wall behind it, apparently the vibes from the chop saw grunting on that last cut shook a rattle can off a shelf on the wall..and when the steel fell off the saw the HOT end punctured the can, causing the paint can to explode in a fireball.
im okay, shop is fine, my face has already peeled and its just a touch red in spots, it will be fine thankfully. My left arm looks better and better, still dark red where the skin has died, but NO INFECTION so far. Right arm, the skin is tough on top, there was some slight blistering on Sunday, but the blistering is gone now..the tough skin is real dark, but I still have sensation i nthe whole arm, and so far it looks like it was all suprficial, again, a tough and stringent cleaning ritual seems to have prevented infection.
I clean both arm 3 times a day with Dial soap, then drench them both in An antiseptic wash for burns, then apply a layer of Silver nitrate, and wrap loosely with a no-stick gauze.
Thank God i can manage pain...only needed 2 tylenol for the whole ordeal. But I dont know what Id have done without the cieling fan in the bedroom...wooo
not chainsaw related, but its the only part of AS Ive ever posted in..haha
On Friday I was enjoying a day off, working in my detached garage/shop on making a custom engine jig for boring small OHV engines, Id been welding, cutting, torching all morning, and it got towards 1 o clock in the afternoon, I was almost done.
I had just finished running a bead on the lower mount on the thing when I realized i needed to brace the back some more to prevent any flex, so I pulled a peice of 1X out of the steel bin and slid it into the chop saw, and it slid off the end of the table..I walked around to the right side of the saw, picked the steel up, slid it in, made my mark and clamped it down..started the cut but this peice of stel was making alot of sparks, so I popped the welders helmet DOWN..and finished the cut. As soon as I heard the steel fall I felt intense heat over my body, I stepped back and fipped the hood up and my face got hit with flames, and my shirt was on fire. All I heard in the mean time was a WHHOOOSHHH.
I patted my shirt down, which was about 80% disentigrated below the chest pockets, and reached for the fire extinguisher..I noticed my arms were red and smoking. I grabbed the extinguisher off the wall, pulled the pin, aimed, and....nothing came out. I guess 20 years is a bit over the shelf life.
I ran to the house, got a pail anf filled it up, then put the fire out..then ran inside to assess the damage. Skin on my face hurt on the right side, lost my Goatee, and a bit of Stache, Sideburns were a wreck, my right arm, on the top side, from the wrist to the elbow was severe 1st degree, with a couple small spots of 2nd degree. My left arm, was burns the same amount but on the bottom of the arm (this is becasue it was still holding onto the chop saw when the fire started.
So I cleaned it all in Dial soap for a while, dried it all off, and slathered on the Silver Nitrate to save the top layer of skin, which will promote healing, and reduce scarring.
The cause of the fire?
The main bench in the shop is bolted to the studs in the wall behind it, apparently the vibes from the chop saw grunting on that last cut shook a rattle can off a shelf on the wall..and when the steel fell off the saw the HOT end punctured the can, causing the paint can to explode in a fireball.
im okay, shop is fine, my face has already peeled and its just a touch red in spots, it will be fine thankfully. My left arm looks better and better, still dark red where the skin has died, but NO INFECTION so far. Right arm, the skin is tough on top, there was some slight blistering on Sunday, but the blistering is gone now..the tough skin is real dark, but I still have sensation i nthe whole arm, and so far it looks like it was all suprficial, again, a tough and stringent cleaning ritual seems to have prevented infection.
I clean both arm 3 times a day with Dial soap, then drench them both in An antiseptic wash for burns, then apply a layer of Silver nitrate, and wrap loosely with a no-stick gauze.
Thank God i can manage pain...only needed 2 tylenol for the whole ordeal. But I dont know what Id have done without the cieling fan in the bedroom...wooo
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