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Chemicals

Clean-up of Fire Extinguisher Materials Causes Eye and Throat Irritation

Trimethylaluminum Ignites When Syringe for Transfer Separates

Researcher Exposed by Confusing Ethanol with Formalin

Combining Unknown Waste Caused Freak Reaction

Phenol/Chloroform permeates researcher’s nitrile glove during RNA extraction

Explosion of a closed container with acetone waste from a cooling bath injures researcher

Caustic Solution Splashes into Eye

Experiment with di-tert-Butyl Peroxyoxalate Generated Explosive Reaction

Mercury Thermometer Broke and Exposed Students

Trizol Splashes on Researcher’s Face, Chest, and Neck during RNA Extraction

Unattended Experiment Causes Exposure to Nitric Acid

Three Researchers Exposed to Barium Oxide During Spill Clean-Up

Hydrofluoric Acid Exposure to Eyes

Lysis Buffer Splashed into Researcher’s Eye

Cesium Chloride Splash to Eye Due to Ill-Fitting Safety Glasses

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