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Asked by 828heaq23 to Ted, S. S., Laura, Kevin, Ellen, Andrea on 12 Mar 2019. This question was also asked by 822heaq28.
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Andrea Pacheco answered on 12 Mar 2019:
No I have not. A friend of mine lost the vision in one eye back in Colombia since he was not careful enough when handling a high power laser. Working with lasers is very serious and you have to be 100% aware of what you are doing, so you prevent accidents.
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Ted Burke answered on 12 Mar 2019:
I’ve never been seriously injured at work, but of course I’ve had a few minor cuts and scratches. Over the years, I’ve become much more disciplined about using the correct safety equipment. Most important of all, I wear safety glasses when I’m doing anything like soldering or drilling or any activity that could make something go into my eye. Also, whenever I’m doing something loud I wear ear plugs to protect my hearing. I did once electrocute my head by accident, but luckily I wasn’t injured!
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Laura Farina answered on 12 Mar 2019:
Yes, I did! I hurt myself with a bisturi because I was not using gloves of my size… As Ted said, if you use the proper equipment, such things rarely happen! It is all about experience and being conscientious!
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Kevin OBrien answered on 12 Mar 2019:
Luckily enough, I’ve never had any work related injuries.
In our building, we have a health and safety team who regularly conduct surveys of all of the labs and office areas to identify any risks that could result in an injury.
They do a really good job.
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