Table 5.
Characterization of Form 3 Reports from Research Institutions.a
Type of Laboratory | No. | Low | Medium | High | A | B | C | D | E | F | G |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
University | 29 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
Government | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Private/contractor | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Totals | 45 | 37 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 3 |
Type of incident: A, needle stick, cut, or animal bite; B, dropped culture or animal cage; C, leak; D, contamination; E, equipment malfunction; F, torn glove; G, miscellaneous.