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Study on Analysis and Management of the Type of Laboratory Accident

연구실 사고 유형분석 및 관리방안에 관한 연구

  • Received : 2018.06.21
  • Accepted : 2018.11.27
  • Published : 2018.12.31
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Abstract

There have been 1,039 accidents in laboratory(National Research Safety Headquarters). Accidents in laboratory has increased by 71.5% from 158 cases in 2011 to 271 cases in 2016. Accident analysis results show that there has been no death accident after 2011 when 5 death accidents happened. The results also show that severe injuries have been 23 cases(2%) from 2011 to 2016(7 cases in 2011, 2 cases in 2012, 2013 and 2014, 3 cases in 2015, 7 cases in 2016). Minor injuries shows increasing trend from 151 cases in 2011(92.6%) to 294 cases in 2016(97.6%). Among the causes of accidents in laboratory, piercing injuries by injector were 69 cases(10.4%) for recent 3 years, i.e. 22 cases(12.6%) in 2014, 18 cases(14.2%) in 2015 and 29 cases(16%). Piercing injuries by injector with infection such as viral hepatitis and HIV/AIDS were identified in 10 cases in 2014, 5 cases in 2015, and 10 cases in 2016.Therefore, we would like to contribute to the safety of laboratories by suggesting a guideline for prevention and post management of laboratory accidents.

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Fig. 1. Cases of lab accidents.

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Fig. 2. Accident type by lab personnel.

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Fig. 3. Cause analysis – Piercing of injection.

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Fig. 4. Piercing of Injection–infection vs non infection.

Table 1. Contents of lab accidents submission

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Table 2. Accidents by institution

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Table 3. Accident occurrence rate by istitution

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Table 4. Cause of accident

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Table 5. Type of injury

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Table 6. Injured parts

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