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Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Vacuum Pump Explosion at UPenn
Date: Thursday, September 10, 2020 at 5:23:53 AM
Author: Eugene Ngai <eugene_ngai**At_Symbol_Here**COMCAST.NET> 		Next by Date:
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Vacuum Pump Explosion at UPenn
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2020 10:52:47 +0000
Author: bill.galdenzi**At_Symbol_Here**boehringer-ingelheim.com

From: "Brown, Kimberly Jean" <kimibush**At_Symbol_Here**EHRS.UPENN.EDU>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Vacuum Pump Explosion at UPenn
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2020 10:17:18 +0000
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Eugene:

Apparently, yes.  The cabinet has a port to allow the exhaust to be routed into the fume hood plenum, but there is no evidence that this was being used.  Our analysis is that the pump was exhausting directly into the cabinet.  When asked, the researcher was not certain whether there was an exhaust tube connected, but there was no evidence of one after the event.  The fire department had removed the pump from the cabinet before we arrived on the scene.

Kimi Brown, ARM, NRCC-CHO, CSP

(she, her, hers)

Sr. Lab Safety Specialist/Chemical Hygiene Officer

215-746-6549 (Office)

215-651-0557 (Mobile/text)


EHRS is continuing to provide essential services with limited on-campus staff.  Those of us who are not on campus are working remotely to continue much of our normal operations.

Environmental Health and Radiation Safety

University of Pennsylvania

3160 Chestnut St., Suite 400

Philadelphia, PA 19104-6287


From: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**Princeton.EDU> on behalf of Eugene Ngai <eugene_ngai**At_Symbol_Here**COMCAST.NET>
Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2020 5:23 AM
To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**Princeton.EDU <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**Princeton.EDU>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Vacuum Pump Explosion at UPenn
 

Was this actually venting directly into the cabinet?

 

From: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**Princeton.EDU> On Behalf Of Debra M Decker
Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2020 1:33 AM
To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**Princeton.EDU
Subject: [DCHAS-L] Vacuum Pump Explosion at UPenn

 

Very nice write up by my buddy Kimi Bush

 

https://ehrs.upenn.edu/health-safety/lab-safety/safety-alerts-and-faqs/vacuum-pump-explosion-chemistry-building

 

Y'all stay safe out there. 

 

Debbie

 

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