- Date
-
14th Apr 1984
- Publication
-
ACA 1983-1984
p. 365
- Cave
- Climax Cave
- State
- Kentucky
- County
- Unknown
- Country
- United States of America
- Category
- Cave
- Incident type
- Equipment problems
- Group type
- Cavers
- Group size
- Unknown
- Aid type
- None
- Source
- Injured caver
- Incident flags
-
Injured cavers
| Name |
Age |
Sex |
Injuries |
Injured areas |
| Vore, Debbie |
Not recorded |
Female |
chemical burn |
thigh |
Incident report
During a trip a caver noticed pain from her thigh while using a Wheat lamp. After exiting she discovered a four-inch diameter, second-degree sulfuric acid burn. The battery had been charged with the vent holes closed and the resulting pressure had cracked the case.
Summary
A caver suffered a second-degree sulfuric acid burn on her thigh due to a cracked battery case on a Wheat lamp.
References
- Electric Caver 20:5 May 1984 p 54
- Debbie Vore Personal Communication
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