Someone mentioned the challenge of restarting hazardous lab operations after a break. It seems like the problem is particularly noticeable this year... Doesn't sound like much technical information is reaching the media. - Ralph UNC student injured in lab explosion Posted: Today at 10:53 a.m. CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - A University of North Carolina graduate student was injured Monday when a flask of nitric acid exploded in a laboratory, authorities said. The unidentified student was working on the third floor of Kenan Labs when the explosion occurred, authorities said. No evacuation of the area was needed, authorities said. The student was taken to UNC Hospitals for treatment of cuts and burns, authorities said. http://www.wral.com/news/news_briefs/story/4245551/ === One Injured In Kenan Lab Explosion UNC=92s Kenan Laboratories had a little rumble Monday morning. A UNC grad student caused a small explosion while she was working with chemicals in one of the lab=92s workspaces. UNC Department of Public Safety spokesman Randy Young said the incident occurred at around 9:45 Monday morning on the third floor of the laboratory. Nitric acid is a highly corrosive acid and is dangerous when mixed with organic materials, which could result in an explosive reaction. Young said UNC=92s Environment, Health and Safety team were on hand to clean up the chemicals at the work station. Traffic around the building on South Road remained steady despite the emergency. http://www.wchl1360.com/details.html?id=9023 === UNC-CH graduate student hurt in flask explosion in lab =46rom Staff ReportsComment on this story CHAPEL HILL - A graduate student at UNC-Chapel Hill suffered minor injuries Monday morning in a mishap in a campus laboratory. The female student suffered minor cuts and abrasions when a flask of nitric acid pressurized and exploded in a research lab inside Kenan Labs on South Road. She was awake, alert and smiling when loaded into an ambulance, with a small bandage over a part of her chin and cheek. The student, whose identity was not released Monday, had some contact with the chemical but suffered no serious wounds, said Randy Young, a spokesman for the university's Public Safety Department. The building was not evacuated. "It was well-contained in that one area," Young said. Kenan Labs is one of the university's major chemical research facilities. http://www.newsobserver.com/news/v-print/story/1355932.html
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