Pardon the cross posting:

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The State of California has charged both Professor Patrick Harran and UCLA with three felonies:

"Count 1:  On or about December 29th, 2008, in the county of Los Angeles, the crime of WILLFUL VIOLATION OF AN OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH STANDARD CAUSING THE DEATH OF AN EMPLOYEE, in violation of LABOR CODE SECTION 6425(a), a Felony, was committed by THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, A PUBLIC CORPORATION, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES, and PATRICK HARRAN who were the employers and an employee having direction, management, control or custody of Sheharbano Sangji, who was an employee at the University of California, Los Angeles.  It is alleged that the DEFENDANTS willfully violated CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS TITLE 8, SECTION 5191(f)(4), a California occupational safety regulation.

"Count 2:  On or about December 29th, 2008, in the county of Los Angeles, the crime of WILLFUL VIOLATION OF AN OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH STANDARD CAUSING THE DEATH OF AN EMPLOYEE, in violation of LABOR CODE SECTION 6425(a), a Felony, was committed by THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, A PUBLIC CORPORATION, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES, and PATRICK HARRAN who were the employers and an employee having direction, management, control or custody of Sheharbano Sangji, who was an employee at the University of California, Los Angeles.  It is alleged that the DEFENDANTS willfully violated CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS TITLE 8, SECTION 3203(a)(6), a California occupational safety regulation.

"Count 3:  On or about December 29th, 2008, in the county of Los Angeles, the crime of WILLFUL VIOLATION OF AN OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH STANDARD CAUSING THE DEATH OF AN EMPLOYEE, in violation of LABOR CODE SECTION 6425(a), a Felony, was committed by THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, A PUBLIC CORPORATION, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES, and PATRICK HARRAN who were the employers and an employee having direction, management, control or custody of Sheharbano Sangji, who was an employee at the University of California, Los Angeles.  It is alleged that the DEFENDANTS willfully violated CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS TITLE 8, SECTION 3383(b), a California occupational safety regulation."

Harran's bail was set at $20,000.

The Case Number is BA392069

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Harry J. Elston, Ph.D., CIH

Editor, Journal of Chemical Health & Safety
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