Canageek

What happened: Student got MnO2, carbon black and isopropyl alcohol in their eye. Went to washroom to wash it out, lab manager got them to eyewash and got me, I called security and then while waiting outside to escort them to the lab, called the department safety guy, who called the university safety people (or security did?)

Then I printed it the MnO2 and carbon black SDS as they were having trouble finding them and made sure they would go along with him wherever he wound up.

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May 26 at 11:37pmWeb
Show threadCanageekMay 26

Then securities first aid people needed someone to open the door for the paramedic so I went back outside and waited for them. That took forever but I had some nice time filling in the university safety people on what was going on while waiting

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Show threadEd NealMay 27
@Canageek that sounds uncomfortable at best. Fingers crossed for no lasting damage.'
Show threadCanageekMay 27
@EdtheChem Yeah, his eyes seem to be working fine, last I heard he was waiting for transportation to see a doctor
Show threadEd NealMay 27
@Canageek have to check the potentials but he might have a nasty little IPA-(MnO2)-Acetone-(C)-IPA redox cycle going on in there, the acetone sequestering water from the eye to form gem-diol and driving further oxidation of IPA.