NH High School Evacuated After Chemical Spill

From: Associated Press

Photo: AP

EXETER, N.H. -- A New Hampshire high school had to be evacuated after a chemical spill that sent three staff members to the hospital. No students were injured. Classes were cancelled at the Exeter High School at about noon on Tuesday after the chemical was discovered near the school's loading dock.

Two Injured in University of Maryland Chemistry Lab Explosion

By: Andrea Noble
The Washington Times

Associated Press

Two University of Maryland students were injured Monday in the College Park campus’s Chemistry Building when a chemical reaction caused an explosion and small fire in the lab where they were working.

The two women were taken to a hospital with first-degree chemical burns and minor lacerations but were in good condition, Prince George’s County fire department spokesman Mark Brady said. The explosion occurred during an afternoon chemistry class as students were working with nitric and sulfuric acid.

Student Loses Eye in Chemistry Explosion

By: Michael Kaplan & Natalie Martinez
NBCChicago.com

A 16-year-old-boy lost his left eye Tuesday after a plastic bottle containing dry ice and water exploded during a chemistry class at a southwest suburban high school, a suit filed Friday claims.

Dillon Mantia was taking part in a chemistry experiment at Harold L. Richards High School in Oak Lawn when the teacher combined dry ice and water in a plastic water bottle and sealed it tightly with a cap, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.

School Lab Made Safe by Bomb Team

from: Irish Examiner

An Army bomb disposal team made safe a quantity of unstable chemical at Ashbourne Community College, Co Meath this morning.

The Defence Forces deployed the team to Ashbourne Community College where the unstable chemical 2,4-Dinitrophenylhydrazine had been found during a routine audit of chemicals in the school laboratory.

Chemical Safety Incidents and Fatalities

For those looking for a compilation of chemical safety incidents and fatalities check out the two sites below.

The AIHA Laboratory Health and Safety Committee tracks laboratory safety incidents HERE. A variety of information can be found on their website HERE.

The Laboratory Safety Institute tracks laboratory fatalities on its Memorial Wall, which can be found HERE.

These two resources are useful for emphasizing the impacts of poor planning and unsafe conditions.

Jewelry Studio Incident Sends Student to Hospital

LONGMONT, Colo. -- Authorities say a Front Range Community College student has been taken to a hospital after she suffered burns while diluting a chemical in a jewelry studio classroom.

Longmont emergency manager Dan Eamon tells the Daily Times-Call the woman was injured Saturday by a chemical reaction while she was diluting ferric chloride. The chemical is often used for water treatment and to etch metal.

Itching Powder Causes Scare at School

By: news-press.com
Apr. 8, 2011

The Fort Myers Fire Department is at Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle School responding to a possible hazmat situation.

Firetrucks and ambulances are on scene and the school is currently on lockdown. The nature of the incident is unknown at this time.

UPDATE:
The school is no longer on lockdown.

Lee County EMS Chief of Operations Scott Tuttle said a student brought itching powder into the school. Twelve students and 11 cafeteria workers were affected by the powder.