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发帖数: 414 | 1 By JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN, Associated Press John Christoffersen, Associated
Press – Wed Apr 13, 6:39 pm ET
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – A Yale University student nearing graduation was killed
inside a school chemistry lab when her hair was pulled into a piece of
machine-shop equipment, school officials said Wednesday.
Michele Dufault, a senior majoring in physics and astronomy, died Tuesday
night after her hair became caught in a fast-spinning lathe, university
President Richard Levin said. Her body was found by other students who had
been working in the building, he said.
"This is a true tragedy," Levin wrote in a message to Yale students and
faculty.
In a Facebook profile picture, Dufault is shown with long brown hair that
fell below her shoulders. She died from accidental asphyxia by neck
compression, according to the Connecticut medical examiner's office. New
Haven authorities received a 911 call about the accident at around 2:30 a.m.
, police spokesman Joe Avery said.
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has opened an
inspection that will look into factors surrounding the accident and whether
the lab complied with safety standards, said Ted Fitzgerald, an agency
spokesman in Boston.
Dufault was from Scituate, Mass., and was graduating in a month, said her
grandfather Robert Dufault. She studied constantly and loved sports, he said.
"She was a living saint," the grandfather said. "She was a good, smart girl."
An uncle called her brilliant.
"She's a wonderful, wonderful kid and that should be celebrated. There's
nothing but good things to say about her," said Frederick Dufault, of
Holliston, Mass.
Dufault intended to work in oceanography after graduating and played
saxophone in the Yale Band, Levin said.
At the Noble and Greenough School in Dedham, Mass., where Dufault graduated
in 2007, Head of School Robert Henderson Jr. said those who knew her were
drawn to her personal strength, modesty, good humor and perseverance.
"Michele was an extraordinary young woman, one of the most precocious
students who her teachers ever encountered," Henderson said. "She was simply
brilliant. Her mind, her sense of curiosity, her perceptiveness, her
sensitivity, and her enjoyment of what she did were extraordinary. She was a
true intellectual. She was also distinctly humble, seemingly unaffected by
her prodigious talent and academic attainments."
On its website, Yale's chemistry department says it maintains a state-of-the
-art machine shop in which students, faculty and staff can build or modify
research instruments. Access is limited to those who have completed a shop
course, according to the website.
Levin, the university president, said he has initiated a review of the
safety policies and practices of laboratories, machine shops and other
facilities where undergraduates have access to power equipment. He said
access will be limited to those facilities until the review is completed and
monitors will be present.
"The safety of our students is a paramount concern," he said.
Yale was offering counseling to students. The lab was closed Wednesday and
classes were canceled in the building that houses the lab.
Yale police are leading the investigation, New Haven police spokesman Avery
said. | N*T
发帖数: 414 | 2 我是来到目前的学校以后才知道周末和晚上学生是不允许使用实验室设备的。我自己周
末从来不去lab，也不清楚学生是不是周末工作。我的学生告诉我，有一次他周末加班
用电锯，被director看到后禁止了。这些规定学生进实验室以后的安全教育应该都讲过
了。
想到以前呆过的一个学校的安全措施就差得多。学生没有受过任何安全教育。我一个同
学经常一个人做大型实验。他最担心的就是死在实验室里面没有人知道。
killed
【在 N*T 的大作中提到】
: By JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN, Associated Press John Christoffersen, Associated
: Press – Wed Apr 13, 6:39 pm ET
: NEW HAVEN, Conn. – A Yale University student nearing graduation was killed
: inside a school chemistry lab when her hair was pulled into a piece of
: machine-shop equipment, school officials said Wednesday.
: Michele Dufault, a senior majoring in physics and astronomy, died Tuesday
: night after her hair became caught in a fast-spinning lathe, university
: President Richard Levin said. Her body was found by other students who had
: been working in the building, he said.
: "This is a true tragedy," Levin wrote in a message to Yale students and
| f******h
发帖数: 609 | 3 come on, I guarantee 90% of peopole work at late night or weekend here.
Even at day time, accident like this probably still will kill if no 2nd
person in the same room with her..... | f******h
发帖数: 609 | 4 "died Tuesday night after her hair became caught in a fast-spinning lathe"
Machine shop kills.
Lesson learned, don't let you student use machine shop after hours along.
Ask you female students with long hair be extremly cautious. | r***e
发帖数: 10135 | 5 什么实验？
模拟外太空？
【在 N*T 的大作中提到】
: 我是来到目前的学校以后才知道周末和晚上学生是不允许使用实验室设备的。我自己周
: 末从来不去lab，也不清楚学生是不是周末工作。我的学生告诉我，有一次他周末加班
: 用电锯，被director看到后禁止了。这些规定学生进实验室以后的安全教育应该都讲过
: 了。
: 想到以前呆过的一个学校的安全措施就差得多。学生没有受过任何安全教育。我一个同
: 学经常一个人做大型实验。他最担心的就是死在实验室里面没有人知道。
:
: killed
| j*****d
发帖数: 787 | | M*****n
发帖数: 16729 | 7 可惜啊，
这个mm长得不错呢。
不过mm搞机械，还留长头发，实在是不可理解。
老师和家长也不指导一下。
如果是平时，别人救一下，也不至于死掉，最多就是以后戴假发。 | p*l
发帖数: 1359 | 8 估计就是偶尔用一下machine shop而已。理工科的学生都免不了要用的。 |
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