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. 2023 Mar 2;10(1):145–168. doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2023012

Table 2. Average level of incidents in specific labs of universities.

Type and percentage of incidents in labs Sources
2% of accidents in fabrications rooms
13% in other places of research labs
Hellman et al. [49]
30% of people working in labs has assisted with serious injury over a period of 20 years Van Noorden [50]
15% of people in labs has experienced at least one lesion or mishap Ayi and Ho [51]
18% of lab incidents have occurred at the Iowa State University Simmons et al. [52]
25% of hazard types are spills and fires
18% of hazard types are for equipment failure or explosion
16% of hazard types are associated with cryogenics
15% of hazard types are spills and sharps
12% of serious incidents has involved a researcher requesting an external help
12% is “near miss” incidents Kou et al. [53]
A natural zoonosis is a rare event Coccia [12]