As of today, I know first hand what it's like to be suffocating while standing in a room full of air.
I was opening a new container of Helmaprene glue (it's like contact cement, only way stronger) today, and when I peeled the little cap open, the glue exploded in my face, covering the left side and glued both of my eyes shut. Luckily I was wearing my glasses, and they were enough to keep from getting any glue in my eyes. The scariest part, was the inability to breathe in any oxygen, the glue, since it had sprayed on my face, covering my nose, upper lip, and chin, completely dissipated the oxygen around my nose and mouth, so I was literally suffocating while standing in a room full of air. Luckily one of my co-workers was nearby and helped me get to the eye wash station, and clean the glue off my face. I started hyper ventilating because of the lack of oxygen. Once the water was able to wash some of it away, I was able to breathe more normally.
It took me over an hour to clean the glue off my face, and glasses, and I know I've still missed some.
From now, I'll be wearing a face shield whenever I have to open a new pail of anything, especially that glue.
I had to trim down my goatee though with some creative trimming, I was able to keep a good portion of it.
My face was burning from the reaction to the glue for a long while after I even got it off, the skin is still sensitive.
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