Laboratory Research Assistant Dies of Burns from a Pyroph oric Chemical

The California Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (CA/FACE) program has published a new Worker Fat ality Alert -- a one-page report summarizing conditions that led to the fatal injury, recommendations (̵ 6;prevention points’), and links to more information.  Worker Fatality Alerts provide timely preliminary information and are followed by a more comprehen sive fatality investigation report.

The most recent Worker Fatality Alert highlights the death of a laboratory research assistant who died when t-but yl lithium splashed onto her clothing and ignited, causing fatal burns.  The Alert can be viewed at:  www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/ohb-face/Documents/PyrophoricFatality.pdf

An archive of CA/FACE publications can be viewed at http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/ohb-face/Pages/Publications.aspx (English) or h ttp://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/ohb-face/Pages/SpanishPubs.aspx (Spanish).

Please call the CA/FACE program at 510-62 0-5772 or e-mail face**At_Symbol_Here**cdph.ca.gov for information about the program, or visit http: //www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/ohb-face/Pages/default.aspx .  The CA/FACE program is funded by NIOSH http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/.   

Laura Styles, MPH

Occupational Health Branch

California Department of Public Health

850 Marina Bay Parkway, Building P, 3rd Floor

Richmond, CA  94 804

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fax 510-620-5 743

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