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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 May 17.
Published in final edited form as: Appl Biosaf. 2018 Mar 1;23(1):11–18. doi: 10.1177/1535676017746695

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
a =

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.