Laboratory Accidents: UM and Other Campuses
Laboratories are potentially dangerous work environments, often containing a wide variety of toxic, flammable, corrosive, or reactive compounds. Potentially infectious or pathogenic organisms are handled, and research often involves the use of radioactive isotopes. With the proper training, engineering controls, and administrative precautions, these risks can be effectively managed. However, accidents can and do happen.
Laboratory Accidents at UM
Other Campuses
- University of Texas Gas Explosion/Projectile (6/2012)
- Princeton Solvent Explosion (5/2012)
- VA Medical Center San Francisco Neisseria meningitidis Infection (4/2012)
- University of Florida Sodium Azide Explosion (1/2012)
- University of Chicago Bacillus cereus Infection (8/2011)
- Yale Lathe Accident (4/2011)
- University of Missouri Hydrogen Explosion (6/2010)
- Texas Tech Nickel Hydrazine Perchlorate Explosion (1/2010)
- University of Chicago Yersina pestis Infection (9/2009)
- UCLA tert-Butyllithium Fire (12/2008)
- Ohio State Hexane Lab Fire (4/2005)
- Dartmouth Dimethylmercury Exposure (8/1996)
