Report on this page any incident you have in the BL2 and Polymer Mechanics Labs.

March 17, 2010 by Baptiste Coudrillier

<fc #ff0000>March 12, 2010</fc>

Baptiste Coudrillier: I was scrapping the glue off one holder with the pair of scissors (blue ones). The holder was not contaminated because it had been cleaned in a solution of bleach before. The scissors might have been contaminated since they were resting on the bench which was exposed to body fluids and blood. I slipped and cut myself with the scissors. The cut was not deep and I washed it for 5 minutes in water. I also used a hand sanitizer. I was wearing mask, gloves, glasses and lab jacket at the time of the incident. I went within two hours to the occupational health center at the medical school. I should have gone to the office in the located on the 6th floor of the Wyman Park Building The Johns Hopkins University Occupational Health Services 3400 North Charles Street W-601 Wyman Park Building Baltimore, MD 21218 Office 410.516.0450 Fax 410.516.0452 Monday - Friday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm

Within 3 hours of exposure, I got a hep B and tetanus shot. I got my lab work at the occupational health services at homewood. I also asked the eyebank for the serology on the two donors I was working on. One turned out positive to hep B. I could not have the serology for the other. My lab work confirmed that I had the antibodies for hep B.

I strongly advise anyone working in the lab to have his lab work done and check that he has the immunity to hep B. (you need at least 3 shots, 3 months between 2 shots)

<fc #ff0000>January 27, 2009</fc>

Theresa Koys received a human skin tissue sample and dissected it. The specimen was later found to test positive to Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C. All universal precautions were taken (gloves, respirator, lab coat, glasses). The entire lab was cleaned with a solution of bleach (10 %).

Baptiste Coudrillier was also present in the lab at the time of the incident. He did not have any contact with the contaminated sample. No one was cut, or got in contact with body fluids.

<fc #ff0000>January 22, 2009.</fc>

Theresa Koys cut her thumb while removing cadaveric non-fixed human skin tissue from a testing fixture. The serology testing on the tissue donor was all negative. She was wearing respirator, gloves, glasses and lab coat. It has been decided afterwards that the employees of the lab would wear double-gloves when using scalpel or razor blades.

<fc #ff0000>December 7, 2009.</fc>

Theresa Koys received a human skin tissue sample and dissected it. The specimen was later found to test positive to Hepatitis C.

Diana Sandy also worked on the contaminated tissue.

Baptiste Coudrillier was also present in the lab at the time of the incident but did not have direct contact with the contaminated tissue.

All universal precautions were taken (glasses, lab coat, gloves, respirator). No one was cut, or got in contact with body fluids. The entire lab was cleaned with a solution of bleach (10 %).

<fc #ff0000>January, 2018.</fc>

Jingkai and Cristina were in the lab. LN2 was used as part of an experiment. Too much gas was vented into the room and as a consequence, the level of oxygen in the room dropped below safe limits as indicated by the oxygen detector. The cause was that the tank had a higher pressure than the GCA. The protocol has been corrected.

Fortunately, no one suffered injury.