Paint Or Varnish Removers, Paintbrush Cleaners

22 YOF GOT PAINT PRIMER IN EYE DX: EXPOSURE TO CHEM

52 YOF WITH LOWER BACK PAIN S/P LIFTING A 5 GALLON PAIN BARREL ON TUESDAY. DX ACUTE BILATERAL LOW BACK PAIN

24YOM PATIENT GOT PAINT REMOVER IN HIS EYE DX: CORNEAL ABRASION

60YOM REPORTS FROM HOME AFTER HE WAS USING A CHEMICAL PAINT STRIPPING MATERIAL ON HIS FLOORS AND WAS KNEELING IN IT WHILE WEARING PANTS AND NOTICED BURNING TO SKIN AROUND HIS KNEES. DX CHEMICAL BURN TO KNEES.

31YOM MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEM, PATIENT WAS HUFFING PAINT CANS AND FIND RUNNING INTO TRAFFIC IN THE STREETS, POSITIVE FOR MARIJUANA USE DX: SUBSTANCE USE

43 YOM WITH A BURN TO HIS LEFT ARM, NOSE AND LEFT SIDE OF HIS ABDOMEN AND FLANK THAT OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 3 DAYS PRIOR TO ARRIVAL. HE STATES THAT HE WAS IN HIS SHED AND WAS REACHING UP TO GET SOME CHEMICALS OFF A SHELF, AND HE STATES THAT A CAN OF CAUSTIC ACID THAT STRIPS PAINT SPILLED ONTO HIM. DX CHEMICAL BURNS, CELLULITIS

55YO UNK ***, REPORTS ACCIDENTALLY TOOK A SIP OF, ***, SPIT IT OUT AND DIDN'T SWALLOW IT, THEN RINSED MOUTH WITH WATER, DX: CHEMICAL EXPOSURE

72YOM WAS USING PAINT STRIPPER AND GOT IT ON HIM AND IT BURNED HIM. DX CHEMICAL BURN TO BUTTOCKS

7YOF. 3 DAYS AGO HURT LEFT EYE AT SCHOOL WITH THE BACK OF A PAINTBRUSH. NOW WITH INCREASED PAIN AND REDNESS.

64YOM PRESENTS WITH THROAT AND NOSE IRRITATION AND SWELLING AFTER WHILE REFINISHING HIS GUITAR WITH A SPRAY LAQUER THE NOZZLE BECAME CLOGGED SO HE BLEW INTO IT AND THE PRESSURE CAUSED THE LAQUER TO SPLASH INTO HIS MOUTH AND NOSE DX: THROAT SORENESS, CHEMICAL EXPOSURE, NASAL CONGESTION

24YOM WAS CHIPPING PAINT AT HOME & GOT SOMETHING IN LEFT EYE WAS NOT ABLE TO REMOVE, DID FLUSH W/O RELIEF DX LEFT EYE PAIN, CORNEA ABRASION. LEFT

56 YOM WAS WORKING ON HIS CAR WITH ACETONE, ACCIDENTALLY GOT SOME OF IT ON HIS GLOVES AND LIT A CIGARETTE, CATCHING HIS GLOVES ON FIRE SUSTAINING BURNS TO HAND , WRIST AND FACE; PT ALSO ENSORSES SNORTING HEROIN AND DRINKING ALCOHOL DAILY AND REQUESTS DETOX, BAL 116, UDS+ FENTANYL, AMPHETAMINE. DX: BURNS, CELLULITIS, OPIOID USE DISORDER

While reading directions for use I set the container on my ottoman when the phone rang. It tipped over and destroyed the fabric on my furniture. The container had no been opened yet. When I opened it there was no protective sealant on the container. If this had spilled on a child (or anyone) it would have been worse. Or a pet could have licked it up. Later, when I used this product on my deck, some splashed up on my legs and I received 2nd degree burns. I reported this to Behr and their mother company masco at this time. I was at Home Depot the other day and had a store clerk open a container of this. There is still no sealant. Even ketchup has a sealant. The instructions do say to wear protective clothing, but nothing specific. Maybe a person needs to wear hazmat gear to use this product safely?? Please do something about this.

I researched "non toxic, enviromentally friendly paint strippers and found Back to Natures Ready Strip with claim to be safe and non caustic, non toxic ODORLESS , no fumes etc.....I went and bought it from a local paint store.....got home opened it and it was not like the photo it had 6 inches of brown liquid sitting on top and green slug on the bottom I had to stir 10 minutes to get it mixed....it was thin not think like it claimed and had an odor....however I tried it on a 3 ft section of door frame, it dripped all over but I left it..closed the doors to the bath and bedroom from rest of the house, had 3 windows open fully, 2 fans going to ventilate the entire bath and bedroom............I already had a headache and went outside to which I smelled coming strongly from the bedroom window the smell of acetone or something very very strong........I had to go in a remove all I put on the door frames, wash everything and the toxic fumes remained...the next morning I returned the product to the store and the employee opened the top and immediately the smell can out in less than 1 second, those fumes came out burned my eyes, nose lips and still tonight I am sick with blisters on my lips, skin burns, breathing problems, cough and headache..I never touched it with my skin or hands or anything and the area was well ventilated.....even though the company claims is it safe...no fumes..virtually odorless, non caustic...you could eat it etc........NO WAY........this and the employee agreed, it was either very old or contaminated somehow or the chemicals had changed or something because the fumes from that was as strong as acetone or some other toxic fume...now I am very sick tonight with pain on my skin like burns.........and I am still smelling some of the fumes even though I have cleaned the area several times with water, hot water, mild soap and water....will tery baking soda tomorrow and still have the windows open with fans going.....I am very very sick and am hurting a

Inadequate safety precautions and negligent training material for highly caustic substance. A worker received chemical burns that required emergency medical attention when using the Walkoff graffiti removal product made by Watts Removal Products. The product was used in accordance with the safety instructions and training videos provided by Watts Removal Products. The core issue is the Walkoff product comes in spray bottles, and is encouraged to be used in spray bottles. However, the mist and bounce-back from using a spray bottle is sufficient to cause serious chemical burns on skin. The safety instructions do no include warnings are about arm protection, and the training videos produced by Watts Removal Products show workers using the product in spray bottle form without sleeve protection. Communications of the issue were made with Watts Removal Company. It does not appear the company is interested in self-correcting the obvious issue.