LESSONS LEARNED
"Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it." - George Santayana
LESSON NUMBER
DATE ISSUED
TOPIC
July 7, 2001
Fluorine Gas Inhalation Injury
July 10, 2001
Drying Oven Explosion and Fire
August 10, 2001
Laser Eye Injury
September 10, 2001
Explosion in Sink
November 10, 2001
Explosion in Fume Hood
January 9, 2002
Chemical Spill with Injuries
April 5, 2002
Property Damage From Compressed Gas Release
May 28, 2002
Phenol Burn
August 26, 2002
Laboratory Fire
October 17, 2002
Bromine Gas Release
November 26, 2002
Dry Ice "Explosion"
January 6, 2003
Eye Injury
May 9 , 2003

Methanol Sprayed on Face

July 2 , 2003

Chemical Spill with Skin Injuries

December 1 , 2003

Laboratory Fire

March 19, 2004

Broken Mercury Thermometer

November 30, 2004

Toxic Gas Exposure

March 22, 2005

Laser Eye Injury/Laser Radiation Exposure

June 1, 2005

Hydrochloric Acid Spill

September 21, 2005

Gas Fire in Biosafety Cabinet

April 18, 2006

Researcher Partially Blinded After Cryotube Explosion

May 22, 2006
Chemical splashes in eyes
August 28, 2006
Odor Call Leads to Building Evacuation
January 4, 2007
Mineral Oil Fire Followed by Explosion
September 7, 2007
Laser Injury
January 2, 2008
Liquid Nitrogen Splash
June 18, 2008
Fire Alarm Avoided by Quick Thinking Researcher
October 1, 2008
Liquid Nitrogen relief valve
September 30, 2009
Laboratory Refrigerator Explosion