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11 21st, 2011| 
On the 10th February 2011 the energy saver globe fused at the home of the IP. He did not wait for the globe to cool
down, standing on a chair with a piece of cloth and remove the energy saver globe. Due to the heat of the energy
saver globe he dropped the globe. As the globe fell on the floor it “explode” (brake). As he descend from the chair
he stepped into the broken glass and exposed mercury powder.
The IP was admitted to hospital for treatment of the cuts. He spent two weeks in ICU and at one stage it was
feared that his foot need to be amputated. The nurse in nursing uniform would tediously scrap the dead skin daily. Currently his foot is connected to a vacuum pump to remove continuously dead tissue. Long road of recovery is awaiting him.
Energy Saving Bulbs have been in existence for a long time now. As the name indicates, these bulbs are more effective as compared to an ordinary bulb in terms of power consumption. Most of us are currently using these bulbs to save on electricity consumption and ultimately the electricity bill.
However, these types of bulbs, if broken, can cause serious danger.
- If one breaks, everybody will have to leave the room for at least 15 minutes, because it contains Mercury (poisonous) which causes migraine, disorientation, imbalances and different other health problems, when inhaled.
- It causes many people with allergies, severe skin conditions and other diseases just by touching this substance or inhaling it.
- Do NOT clean the debris of the broken bulb with a vacuum cleaner, because it would spread the contamination to other rooms in the house when using the vacuum cleaner again. Put on lab coat if available and put one Rubber gloves and sweep the debris onto a dustpan. It must be cleaned up with a NORMAL BROOM or BRUSH, be kept in a sealed bag and disposed of right away from the house in a bin for hazardous materials.
- Try not to inhale dust from the broken bulb.
