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Rick Kelly Injuries from Breaking Glass or Quartz in MSD Accidentally breaking glassware Turned and struck flask against bench Dropped beaker Intentionally breaking glass Cut while opening ampule with hand ID: 610862

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Injuries from Breaking Glass in MSD

Rick KellySlide2

Injuries from Breaking Glass or Quartz in MSD

Accidentally breaking glasswareTurned and struck flask against benchDropped beaker

Intentionally breaking glass

Cut while opening ampule with hand

Cut during scoring and breaking of glass tubeSlide3

Injured When Scoring Quartz Tube

Work requires cutting quartz tubes that are then loaded with chemicals and sealed on an oxygen/propane torch:

Very odd tool used to score quartz tubes:Slide4

Injured When Scoring Quartz Tube

Several improved tube cutting devices considered

Which would you buy?Slide5

Injured When Breaking Ampules by HandAmpoules are sealed glass containers (1-10 ml typically) designed to have the neck snapped off to remove the contents:

Original procedure was to break by hand, resulting in injury. An alternative tool was sought to make the work much safer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dra8C-1EwdcSlide6

Thank you!