Drain Cleaners

29YOM PRESENTS WITH FACIAL BURN, LEFT FOREARM BURN AND A BURN IN THE WEBBING BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND DIGITS OF THE RIGHT HAND AFTER HE WAS WORKING ON CLEANING A DRAIN, USING THE CHEMICAL DRAIN CLEANER ***. THE PATIENT INDICATED THAT HE WAS SPLASHED IN THE FACE WITH HOT WATER AND THE ***. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GOGGLES. DX: CHEMICAL BURN, FACIAL BURN

3YOF DISCHARGE OF EYE, GRANDMOTHER STATES CHILD POURED WATER DOWN DRAIN CLEANER OVER HER HEAD. DX: EXPOSURE TO CHEMICAL IRRITANT

29YOM STATES DRAI CLEANER EXPLODED AND HIT HIM IN THE FACE, HAS MILD BURNING SENSATION TO SKIN. DX: ALLERGIC CONTACT DERMATIS DUE TO CHEMICAL PRODUCTS TO FACE, ACUTE TOXIC CONJUNCTIVITIS, RT EYE.

60YOM COMPLAINS OF GETTING SOME *** SPLASHED IN HIS EYE. DX: CHEMICAL EXPOSURE OF EYE

32YOF PATIENT WAS CLEANING HER HOME WHEN SHE SPLASH *** IN HER FACE DX: CHEMICAL BURN DUE TO ACID, CONJUNCTIVA, ACID CHEMICAL BURN OF LEFT CORNEA

32YOM, POSSIBLY SNORTED DRAIN CLEANER, C/O SOB, ABDOMINAL PAIN, NAUSEA DX: NO DIAGNOSIS, ELOPEMENT

26YOM ACCIDENTALLY GOT LIQUID DRAIN CLEANER SPLASHED INTO BOTH OF HIS EYES NOW RED AND PAINFUL DX: CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS OF BOTH EYES

14MOF, C/O CONGESTION, FOUND IN BATHROOM W/ DRAIN CLEANER, DRANK SOME, LIPS SWOLLEN ANGEIOEDEMA DX: ALKALINE ORLA BURN, POSSIBLE INGESTION

45YOF WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN A BOTTLE OF *** WITH MOUTH AND GOT A FEW DROPS IN MOUTH, PT C/O OF IRRITATION AND FULLNESS TO TIP AND UNDER TONGUE, PT CALLED POISON CONTROL AND CAME TO ED, DX EXPOSURE TO TOXIC CHEMICAL

60YOM HERE FOR SORE THROAT AND COUGH S/P USING *** THIS MORNING. STATES HE WAS UNCLOGGING HIS SINK AND THEN NOTICED THAT HE STARTED TO HAVE SORE THROAT AND COUGH, DX: INHALATION INJURY

64YOM PRESENTS WITH BURNS TO BILATERAL FEET AFTER SPILLING DRAIN CLEANER ONTO HIS SHOES AFEW DAYS AGO DX: SECOND DEGREE BURN TO RIGHT FOOT, THIRD DEGREE BURN TO LEFT FOOT

62YOM PRESENTS WITH ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OF TOXIC SUBSTANCE S/P PT'S THROAT IS SWELLING POST INGESTION OF DRAIN CLEANER (***) THAT SPLASHED IN HIS FACE. PT WAS SIPHONING DRAIN CLEANER FROM THE TOILET WHEN SOME OF IT WENT THROUGH THE TUBE INTO HIS MOUTH ACCIDENTALLY CAUSING HIS THROAT TO BURN AND SWELL. DX: ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OF TOXIC SUBSTANCE

I suffered chemical burns to the face lips and eyes. The powder had an explosive reaction to the boiling water in the pipe and lacked and warnings or cautions. In addition when searching online onfound alternative directions not calling for the use of boiling water.

The consumer stated that the drain cleaner he was using has an insecure packaging. The consumer was hold the 64 oz. container trying to open it when the plastic film surrounding the top allowed the bottle to slip out of his grasp. The bottle fell vertically to the floor about 3 feet below breaking, resulting in the drain cleaner to spill on to the consumer's legs and feet. The consumer suffered some burns and injuries. The consumer cannot fathom as to why the plastic bottle was not more durable to sustain that fall without breaking. The consumer called the company in March 7, 2011. The consumer was asked for an account of what happened. The consumer went to the doctor that he had first degree burns on his lower legs and feet with second degree on both of his calves. The consumer went to his physician and dressed his legs in medical gauze and left the same day. The consumer went to [redacted]. There was no follow up treatment. The consumer called the firm within the week (date unknown). The consumer mentioned the visit and the firm asked him to send the bottle of the product. The consumer sent the bottle in to the firm in May 2011 at his own expense. The consumer called back the firm a week or two later (date unknown). The firm concluded that their product was just fine and there was no issue. The consumer has yet to call the firm. The product has not caused damage to his house. The product did destroy his shorts and footwear. The Consumer Added: I purchased a bottle of Rooto Corp drain cleaner, named "Professional Drain Opener", from Ace Hardware in Piedmont, CA on Feb 28, 2011. On March 6th, as I have done dozens of times, I was holding the bottle of drain cleaner, which has a plastic outer covering (picture attached), and opening the plastic packaging at the same time. I put a hole in the top of the outer plastic packaging to pull the bottle of drain cleaner out. When I put a hole in the outer plastic packaging the bottle of drain cleaner leaned on th

Unused and never opened bottle of Pro-Strength Liquid Plumr Urgent Clear leaked out of the red cap, solution has run down the back of the bottle and left damage on the shelf floor. The bottle was leaning back in in an under-counter cabinet. The back of the cap is covered with crust, one side of the back label has disappeared. The UPC code is illegible because of the damage on the bottle. I called the recall number for Liquid Plumr and was told that this lot was not part of the current recall. The only visible numbers on the back are: JS15313 and DH-2 22:44.

The consumer received the 2lbs. container of drain cleaner (sodium hydroxide) in a cardboard box. This cleaner is sold in the form of flakes and some of them leaked from the container and damaged the packaging. The packaging got wet somewhere in transport and the consumer noted that water can cause the contents to activate and heat up during the process. This also causes the drain cleaner to combustible. The product was delivered to a work location and fortunately, no one was injured. NOTE: The product was not sealed in child-resistant packaging, and there were no warning labels on the packaging. The consumer believes that JB Tools got hold of a bulk quantity of this product and did not include warning labels when the product was shipped. Therefore, other people who purchase this product could be exposed to a similar risk. (09/30/2024): This complaint concerns my order of a 2 lb size of Thrift Drift Drain Cleaner on Amazon, which was however shipped to me directly from JB Tools. Upon recieving and opening the package, I realized, to my alarm, that the cleaning agent - sodium hydroxide (aka lye, caustic soda), a powerful and extremely toxic, fume-producing substance whose dormant form here is small flakes that get activated by hot water- was only loosely packaged inside a cardboard box. The sodium hydroxide flakes in this package somehow had become exposed to moisture and had started to combust inside the package. Not only that, they were spilling out into the cardboard box, potentially to be touched by and unsuspecting customer, in this case me. They got on my hands but fortunately I was not injured. But such injury could easily happen to other future unsuspecting customers. Finally, there was no warning label on the package, as there is on the 1lb bottle. This is in violation of OSHA regulations. After I conveyed all of this information to the JB Tools customer service representative on August 10, I heard nothing from them beyond a minimal and

After sitting unopened on my garage shelf for three months, this bottle self-imploded. I came home to find the bottle completely mis-shaped, having sucked itself inward, and the contents had spewed out all around where the bottle was sitting.

I bought Nice! drain cleaner from Walgreens and I dropped my shopping bag on a table when I came home and went to the bathroom. While in the bathroom, I heard a leaking sound. I ran out to discover the "child-proof cap" had come off when I dropped the bag and it had leaked everywhere. I immediately opened my windows and proceeded to clean the spill with a baking soda solution and then an ammonia solution. I still came into contact with the corrosive liquid at times which caused me to have to flush my skin with large amounts of cold water and then wash my hands thoroughly. My concern is that a child-proof cap should not be able to come off the way it did, from such a normal activity as dropping a shopping bag on a table. It could happen to anyone and while I have no children or pets, this product presents a real danger to anyone who does. All I suffered was property damage and bouts of lightheadedness easily fixed by breathing closer to a window. What others could suffer is unnecessary harm to children and pets. Upon going to the store to buy ammonia, I discovered that the ammonia I had purchased had a pressure or tamper-proof seal that could have prevented a spill like this. It is my belief that Walgreens should have to package corrosive liquids more securely, whether that means improving on their lid design or adding a seal to the bottle. Either way, the Poison Prevention Packaging Act should address this problem. Thank you for your time and I hope Walgreens Co. is held to full account.

Just after purchasing Liquid Plumr, I placed the Liquid Plumr bottle on the front passenger seat. After making several other stops, I noticed the damage to the passenger seat. The product had leaked out and there is a six inch long, one inch wide hole along the stitching in the seat. I got a pair of work gloves and threw the container in the garbage so no one would touch the leaking container.

Last night I suffered second degree burns on my chest when Comstar Pure Lye Bead Size Drain Opener ejected from my kitchen drain while I was using the product as a drain cleaner. I suffered these injuries despite reading and following the use instructions before using the product to clean my drain. After pouring hot water into the drain, I, after about a minute, poured one cup of the product into the drain. Lye almost immediately ejected from the drain, hitting my chest. I immediately jumped into the shower to rinse myself off, but I still suffered second degree burns.