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Laboratory Accidents

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UCSB Accidents

 

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  • Acetyl Bromide Spill 2021

  • Acetone Bottle Broke 2021

  • HF Lecture Bottle Explosion

  • Rupture of Glass Vacuum Flask

  • Incompatible Chemicals Explosion

  • Chemical Splash on Face

  • Failure of High-pressure Vessel

  • Flash Fire from Loss of Cooling Water

  • Earthquake Damage to Labs

  • Exploding Refrigerator

Accidents at Other Universities

 

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  • HF exposure and response

  • UCI Major Lab Fire

  • UCLA Lab Fire Fatality

  • New UCLA Center for Laboratory Safety

  • Fire Destroys OSU Lab

  • Chemical stored on the floor causes UC Santa Cruz Lab Fire

  • Lab Fire University of Texas -1996

  • Professor Fired for Safety Violations

  • Sodium Quenching Injury

  • Working Alone in Lab - Incident

  • Chemical Demonstration Injures Students

  • Hawaii U fined 1.2 million for Hazardous Waste Violations

  • Mercury Poisoning Fatality in Laboratory

  • HF Poisoning Fatality

  • Chemical Fume Hood Fire

  • Other Lab Accidents Link

  • Serious injuries in Texas Tech lab explosion

  • Fatality in Yale Chemistry machine shop

  • Professor barred from lab for dangerous experiments
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