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I wouldn't be too concerned. Occasional accidental exposure is not nearly the same as long term frequent exposure. If you have any symptoms that keep up, like a sore throat, sore chest or a headache that don't go away in short order, I would see a doctor just to be safe.
I was changing a fuse in the panel in the engine bay on my Impala and noticed the white dust forming around the post on the battery, so I grabbed my wire brush and went to work. I got all the dust about off when a gust of wind kicked up. Instantly I got a metallic taste in my mouth and throat burned a little. My chest still aches a little. Not sure if it's the dust doing it or my mind racing with fear. If I am dead tomorrow, it's been fun talking with you folks on here. If I live, that's the last damn time I work around a battery without a mask and goggles. Stupid me.
Yeah I just did it and I’m worried now, but it was only like a crumb of it (very small) so what do I do?
This reminded me of a video I saw on youtube a while ago of some guy who put ghost peppers into his bong and inhaled a huge cloud of it. I think he took 2 hits. I don't know if battery acid powder is better or worse for your lungs than ghost pepper vapor, but the guy on youtube certainly didn't look too good afterwords. He was rolling around in the fetal position struggling to breathe and stay alive. I'm pretty sure he gave himself some pretty serious lung damage.
FYI, the little felt rings do an OK job at keeping that dust from getting too bad. Better than that, though, is to use the protective spray. You can buy a can at any auto parts store and it'll last your forever since you use so little.
Mike
I use the felt rings on both the tractor and the vehicle. They do help. If I do have corrosion, I use baking soda and water, as it does a better job than trying to remove the deposits by hand.
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Many years ago, mid '70s IIRC, I had the opportunity to tour a battery manufacturing plant. I was shocked at how bad the air was inside and doubt it could have been very good for the workers. And such nice operations like placing lead in a ball mill (think of an amusement park fun-house barrel with small cannonballs bouncing around inside) to noisily and no doubt pollutingly pound it into a powder.
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