Slight accident....

Azurel · Jun 10, 2007

This goes to show you that you need to be careful while working on your tank.....I accidentally touched my MH bulb with the back of my hand while doing some maintenance.....The burn is about the size of a quarter, I heard sizzling when it touched much like bacon when it hits a hot frying pan...

Moral of the story pay attention......Ooh and it hurt like hell......

Michigan that is.......

143gadgets · Jun 10, 2007

Man that sucks! Glad your alright though.

Azurel · Jun 10, 2007

Yea, I'm just glad the bulb didn't burst or something, that would have really sucked......

surfn · Jun 10, 2007

ouchie!!! glad your ok!

Azurel · Jun 10, 2007

Yea it is starting to heal I guess.....Didn't hurt that bad till I scraped it at work and peeled the dead skin off it.....Good thing I work third shift and there are not a lot of customers in the store at that time....I can tell you there was a out burst of language that I haven't used in quite awhile...

JGoslee · Jun 10, 2007

That looks like it hurts!

Zoanuts · Jun 10, 2007

You have been initiated into the MHRC!! Metal Halide Reef Club!! It does look like it ouchied!! I got mine off 1000watter and it was just a puff of white smoke!! Glad you doing fine!

MarvinsReef · Jun 10, 2007

OUCH! glad it's healing..

gflat65 · Jun 11, 2007

And we go back for more...

Azurel · Jun 11, 2007

Yes we do.....Thanks guys just thought I would point out the fact that no matter how many times you mess around with your tank you still have to pay attention.....

SoLiD · Jun 12, 2007

I had a Friend that was bragging that he was going from his 3 - 175watt Mogal set up to 4 - 250watt HQI's. He didn't get the memo that HQI bulbs don't have UV shielding biult into the glass of the bulbs like mogals do. Needless to say he had a SUN BURN on the left side of his face and both hands for 2 weeks from only about 10 minutes exposure. These lights actually do emulate the SUN in every sense of that meaning, Heat and Light wise. -SoLiD

Azurel · Jun 12, 2007

Ouch.....Yea have to be carful, I'm much more observant now....

surfn · Jun 12, 2007

i cant remember if i showed you guys this before....it wasn't tank related, but a burn on my hand/wrist none the less.

it was a work related injury (OSHA reportable)....it sucked, worst burn i've ever gotten. took 2 months to go away. after i took that picture the skin pretty much all fell off.

you can definitely see a large scar there now, but luckily the hair grew back...lol

Azurel · Jun 12, 2007

That is much worse then mine......I'm sure that hurt like a .......Glad it got better......Anybody else got burns they wanna show off. LOL.

surfn · Jun 12, 2007

yeah, that was from hot water coming out of a hose at high pressure (its called 300lb steam i think).

the steam was being mixed with water than shot out of a hose, but the water flashed into steam and was over 220deg, it melted the barier b/w the cuff of my suit and my glove and burned me.

i was really ticked cuz of the cheap protection i was given.

even funnier, i was laid off last week with alot of other people, and on my way out they made me sign a release form saying i wouldnt tattle tale on them to OSHA or the EPA, if i did they wouldn't give me my severence pay...... :rolleyes:

oh well, sucks being unemployed, but i'm glad to be out of there, that place was an explosion waiting to happen, so surprised no one was killed while i worked there.