In memory of those who have lost their lives in laboratory accidents.

Unknown	2012, Germany, Experienced lab worker died from accidental exposure to trimethylsilyl diazomethane.
Adrian Martin	2011, Menlo Park, CA, Researcher died in lab methane explosion.
Dr. Nanaj Bhamare	2011, Killed at Aberdeen Proving Ground from an explosion
Unknown	2011, A Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak linked to lab exposure that has so far sickened 109 people in 38 states (and caused one death).
Michelle Dufault	2011, Yale University, Chemistry Department lathe
Unknown	2011, A Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak linked to lab exposure that has so far sickened 73 people in 35 states (and casued one death).
Nilamma	2011, Mysore, India, Alcohol fire
Rajendra Yadav	2010, New Delhi, Scrapyard worker, 35, died disassembling a 3,500kg University of Delhi research irradiator containing cobalt-60.
Malcolm Casadaben	2009, Chicago, IL, A researcher at the University of Chicago Medical Center died from exposure to Yersenia Pestis, a plague related bacterium.
Sheri Sangji	2009, UCLA, T-butyllithium fire
Unknown	2009, Adelphi, MD, Electrocution in lab at ARL (Army Research Laboratory)
Jason Siddell	2008, 24-year-old chemist based in New Jersey, died after being exposed to trimethylsilydiazomethane
Richard Folaron	2009, Tonawanda, NY killed in explosion at DuPont facility.
Roland Daigle	2008, Windsor, Nova Scotia, Sepracor Pharmaceutical, Poisoning, trimethylsilydiazomethane.  Daigle is the second chemist to die in a 12-month period after exposure to the chemical
Parish Ashley	2007, Explosion at T2 Laboratories in Jacksonville, Florida
Charles Bolchoz	2007, Explosion at T2 Laboratories in Jacksonville, Florida
Robert Gallagher	2007, Explosion at T2 Laboratories in Jacksonville, Florida
Karey Henry	2007, Explosion at T2 Laboratories in Jacksonville, Florida
Dominique Burget	2006, France, National Inst. of Higher Learning in Chemistry, Ethane explosion
Tarun K. Mal	2005, Cleveland State University, Electrocution
Kenton Joel Carnegie	2005, University of Waterloo, geological engineering student, wolf attack during field work in Athabasca basin (northern Saskatchewan)
Antonina Presnyakova	2004, Russia, Vektor Res. Ctr., Ebola infection
Unknown	2004, St. Paul, Minnesota, Vet Tech Hospital, an employee was trapped inside steam washer used to clean animal cages while the washer was in the final rinse cycle. The employee could not open the door from the inside, could not stop the washer, and was fatally burned.
Scott Spjut	2003, Rochester, NY, Industrial lab explosion
Unknown	2001, Warclaw, Poland, Professor killed in explosion
Set Van Nguyen	2001, Australia Animal Health Laboratory, Nitrogen suffocation
Unknown	2000, New York City, Columbia Medical Center, Nitrogen suffocation
Unknown	1999, Scotland, Nitrogen suffocation
Unknown	1999, Edmonton, Canada, Agat Laboratories, toluene inhalation death
Julian Szeicz	1998, Queen University (Canada), Geology Professor killed in avalanche
Elizabeth Griffin	1997, Atlanta, Yerkes Primate Center, Rhesus monkey, Herpes B virus infection
Unknown	1997, Atlanta, High School senior electrocuted in science class putting up wires.
Karen Wetterhahn	1997, Dartmouth College, Dimethylmercury poisoning
Ray Rudelis	1996, Florida Petroleum Research Lab, Acetylene explosion
Unknown	1996, New York City, Discarded hydrofluoric acid kills sanitation worker
Unknown	1995, Hong Kong, Graduate Student, exposure to unreported spill by Ph.D.
Unknown	1995, San Diego, UCSD biology grad student, hanta virus exposure in field work
Unknown	1994, Collegeville, PA, Sterling Winthrop Pharmaceutical, Electrocution
Unknown	1994, Australia, Palynolab Resources, Hydrofluoric acid exposure
Dennis Park	1993, Elkton, MD, Thiokol, Rotary evaporator flask explosion
Unknown	1993, Pasadena, TX, High school student drowns on biology field trip
Unknown	1992, Stanford Research Institute, CA, Hydrogen/oxygen explosion
Andrew Riley	1992, Stanford Research Institute, CA, Hydrogen/ oxygen explosion
Ralph "Corky" Soldato	1992, Pittsfield, MA, GE Plastics Research Center, Centrifuge explosion
Unknown	1992, Pennsylvania, Merck research lab pressure vessel explosion
Unknown	1992, Edwardsville, IL, SIU, hydrogen explosion drying solvent
Dr. Theo Annin	1991, Western Ontario University, Ether fire in fume hood
Unknown	1991, Checotah, OK, Cyanide poisoning
Unknown (2)	1991, Osaka University, silane cylinder contaminated with nitrous oxide exploded, 2 graduate students killed
Unknown	1990, New Jersey physics student electrocuted
Unknown	1990, Okinawa, Japan, High school student drowns during oceanography class
Unknown	1989, New Jersey, High school student electrocuted working on TV set in physics class.
Unknown (2)	1989, Michigan, Two analysts die from exposure to Herpes B virus in lab
Dawn Collins	1988, Tacoma, WA, Pierce College, A&P lab drinking saline mistakenly containing  sodium azide
Unknown (4)	1988, McMasterville, Quebec, CIL Explosives & Tech Center, lab explosion kills four
Unknown	1988, California high school custodian goes into coma and dies following inhalation  of old chemicals discarded in dumpster by new high school teacher
Unknown	1988, Berkley Heights NJ Silane explosion
Steven Carveillas	1988, Berkley Heights NJ Silane explosion
Lou Molinini	1988, Berkley Heights NJ Silane explosion
Unknown	1986, Friendship Moscow State University Chemistry and Chemical Engineering  building fire kills Ph.D. student from India
Unknown	1985, Bedford, MA, Lincoln Lab worker dies from exposure to undetected arsine leak
Helena Zinger	1984, Antwerp, Belgium, died in unidentified lab accident
Unknown	1983, San Antonio, TX, Lee High School student electrocuted in science lab
Unknown	1983, San Francisco, CA, UCSF Medical Center, Maintenance worker dies from  exposure to Q-Fever from sheep used in lab experiments.
Unknown	1982, Michigan, Lab technician dies from burns sustained trapped in cage cleaning autoclave
Unknown (2)	1981, Corning, NY, Corning Sullivan Research Facility HF tank leaked.  Two killed in  clean up
Unknown	1981, San Antonio, High School Student electrocuted in science lab.
Unknown	1981, Kazakstan, Russia, National Academy of Science refrigerator ether explosion and fire
Unknown	1980, Boston, MA, University of Massachusetts female student dies drinking water from a lab faucet in a “clean” beaker
Sunny Su	1979, Dartmouth, MA, University of Massachusetts, grad student in solvent explosion  and fire
Unknown	1979, Arizona State University organic extraction solvent fire kills graduate student in geochemist’s  laboratory
Unknown	1979, Washington State, High school student died when the nitroglycerine he had synthesized blew up in his pocket on the way to the football field
Unknown	1978, College Park, MD, Baptist Community School, Custodian dies in closet making  carbon dioxide “smoke” from dry ice for a Halloween party
Janet Parker	1978, Medical School at Birmingham University (Britain), 40-year-old medical photographer from laboratory exposure to smallpox.
Unknown	1977, Lab worker dies from exposure to herpes-B virus from Rhesus monkey
Unknown	1976, Texas high school student dies of injuries sustained in alcohol fire.  He was trying to refill the lamp while it was still lit
Unknown	1976, Arizona State University graduate student trapped in lab fire
Unknown	1976, Enschede, Netherlands, Technische Hogeschool Twente, Organic chemist died of edema from methylfluorosulfate exposure.
Unknown	1975, Westbrook, Maine, High school student electrocuted with 800-volt transformer
Unknown (14)	1974, Brisbane, Australia, Thirteen children and the teacher were killed in the explosion when the teacher tried to demonstrate how to make a rocket engine
Unknown	1974, Stanford University, Grad student killed from broken lid flying off vacuum desiccator
Unknown	1972, Cambridge, MA, MIT grad student electrocuted working on live circuits
Unknown (2)	1972, New Haven, CT, Olin-Matheson, Solid propellant explosion kills two lab workers
Unknown	1971, University of Washington, Bagley Hall, Explosion and fire while pouring waste solvent kills P-Chem undergraduate.
Unknown	1969, University of Washington, Sodium explosion in physical chemistry lab kills student
Ray Kemp	1968-9, Columbus, OH, Ohio State University, Potassium cyanide poisoning
Unknown	(Year unknown; before 1968) Biochemist was killed when his suction filter flask imploded.
Unknown	1967, P-Chem undergrad died of burns sustained in an explosion and fire possibly caused by making cleaning solution with nitric instead of sulfuric acid
Unknown	1965, Wroclaw, Poland, Explosion kills chemistry department student at University of Poland.
Unknown	1966, Port Evan, NY, Hercules Powder Company, chemist killed in explosion
Unknown	1966, Selden, NY, Suffolk Community College, Lab instructor died from injuries sustained when he dropped a jar of sodium.  There was a fire and explosion.
Unknown	1966, Princeton, NJ, Princeton University grad student killed when struck by unchained gas cylinder that falls, shears off valve and goes through cinderblock wall.
Unknown	1966, Providence, RI, Brown University biology grad student electrocuted doing electrophoresis
John Gallant	1966, Westbrook, Maine, High school student electrocuted learning to use oscilloscope in Physics class
Unknown	1964, Western Australia, Palynolab Resources PTY ltd, lab technician dies from 70% HF exposure (here of 1994?)
Unknown	1963, Alabama, Morton Thiokol, solid propellant explosion
Harlow Mork	1958, Michigan State University, Grad student killed when distilling thiophene detonated in chemistry lab
Dr. M.S.	1957, National Viral laboratory, National Health and Welfare Canada, a 31 year-old male laboratory worker (Dr. M.S.) died from Herpes B infection.  He was engaged in the production of polio vaccine with Rhesus monkeys.  This case is reported in the Can. Med. Assoc. J. Vol. 79, Nov 1958.
Unknown	1956, A research chemist’s unauthorized experiment exploded killing a colleague
Unknown (2)	1955, Bayside, NY, Sylvania Electric Lab, Explosion killed two when a hot crucible fell into a barrel of thorium dust powder.
Unknown	1954, Indian Harbor, Indiana, New employee killed trying to cut the top off a 55-gallon  drum.  It exploded
Unknown	1953, Chicago, Morton Salt, Chemist killed in explosion opening bottle containing  peroxides
Louis P. Slotin	1946, University of Chicago Physics professor dies as result of an accident involving and radioactive materials
Harry K. Daghlian, Jr.	1954, Los Alamos, NM, Physicist dies after accidental radiation exposure
Peter Bragg	1944, Philadelphia, PA, Naval Research Lab explosion releases radioactive, acidic, scalding steam and gas killing two Manhattan Project chemists.
Douglas Paul Meigs	1944, Philadelphia, PA, Naval Research Lab explosion releases radioactive, acidic, scalding steam and gas killing two Manhattan Project chemists.
Sam Ruben	1943, died due to a lab experiment at Univ. Cal/Berkeley.  Pioneer in the techniques leading up to the discovery of the first known "dark reaction" of photosynthesis, now known as the Calvin Cycle.
Unknown	1940, Illinois, Graduate student killed in explosion of chemicals stored in a household refrigerator.
Marie Curie	1934, Skłodowska eastern France, from aplastic anemia contracted from exposure to radiation.
Unknown	1929, Hungary, Science teacher killed in demonstration involving potassium metal
Unknown	When? A chemistry teacher dropped a piece of sodium in a fish tank.  The explosion killed one student
Unknown (168)	1930-1978, 168 deaths from laboratory acquired infections (C.H. Collins, Laboratory Acquired Infections, Buttersworth, 1988)
Unknown (12)	1904-1935, twelve deaths of radiological pioneers resulted from their work with x-rays. Dally below was the first.
Clarence M. Dally	1904, New Jersey, blower at Thomas Edison's Menlo Park lab, is the first person known to have been killed by x-ray exposure.  Severely burned in 1896, he still works with x-rays until 1898.  His death in 1904 causes Edison to discontinue radiation work in his lab.

                                                      


LSI would like to remember those who are no longer with us.  Lab accidents are regrettably too frequent.  It is sad when we read reports of fatal accidents that could have been avoided or prevented.  Please help us to continue in our goal of making health, safety and the environment an integral and important part of education, work and life.

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