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Laboratory Accidents

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UCSB Accidents

  • 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

 

  • 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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