what are the results of too many flashes when welding?

John100

Member
Had bad arc eye 3 times, best thing is optrex eye wash or cold water, it takes the edge off the pain,mind you, when you wake up screaming at 3am you won't be able to get out of bed, let alone find the optrex.
The pain will go, but you have sore eyes and dilated pupils like a druggie for weeks.
Long term, yes I cant see fkuk all
 

tomg

Member
Location
York
I've had it once, woke up in the early hours and thought the plaster off the ceiling had fallen into my eyes. It does feel like someone has thrown sand in your eyes. I'm really careful when welding or around others welding it's not something I want to experience again.
 

AftonShepherd

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Livestock Farmer
Location
East Ayrshire
Can arc eye clear up within a day? I was helping a welder on Monday and wasn't aware of being flashed, but woke up with my eyes in agony about one in the morning. Took painkillers and eventually got back to sleep, but other than a slight ache been fine since.
 

Badshot

Member
Location
Kent
Can arc eye clear up within a day? I was helping a welder on Monday and wasn't aware of being flashed, but woke up with my eyes in agony about one in the morning. Took painkillers and eventually got back to sleep, but other than a slight ache been fine since.
Yes, that's possible.
Just be aware next time the damage could be a lot worse and permanent
 

DrWazzock

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Lincolnshire
Stupidly in my twenties I used to hold a piece on with ungloved hand and closed eyes while tacking it on with no helmet as it was a hand held face guard. Now hands have patches where there is no brown pigment at all on the backs of them, just pure white. Face reddens easily and very sensitive to sun.

Take all care you can folks. You only get one chance. Get the best helmet and gloves that you can and don't ever hold stuff while the welder welds it like I used to do as a kid. Stupid.

I don't think you will get much damage from a few flashes though.

Avoid welding in wellies with boiler suit tucked in. Had many a lump of hot metal roll down inside wellies, and stick melted sock to foot.

I remember by uncle had a "comb over" hairstyle. One day he was welding under the combine and some slag burnt the hinge of his comb over through and the whole piece came away and that was it, bald an egg from that day on.
 

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