| Document ID (ISN) | 26746 |
| CIS number |
77-489 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0105-1873 - Contact Dermatitis |
| Year |
1976 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Vickers H.R., Edwards D.H. |
| Title |
Cement burns. |
| Bibliographic information |
Apr. 1976, Vol.2, No.2, p.73-78. Illus. 1 ref. |
| Abstract |
Reports on 4 men who sustained severe burns on the legs after contact with premixed concrete. In 2 cases contact occurred when the concrete spilled over the top of their boots as they were using their feet and lower legs to spread it in a trench. As such "treading" is a common method of spreading cement in the construction industry, and such injuries are rare, the liquid in the wet cement must have had an unusually high alkalinity. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
caustic substances; chemical burns; construction industry; cement |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
case study; lower extremities; concrete work |
| Document type |
- |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Construction industry and civil engineering
Alkaline materials
Cement and concrete
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