Tragic Lathe Accident Kills Yale Student

Yale student Michele Dufault died Tuesday night after her hair was pulled into a lathe in the Chemistry department’s machine shop. Apparently she was working on a class project after hours alone in the lab on a project. Students who found her body called for help at 2:26am but it was too late. A spokeswoman at the office of the State Medical Examiner said Dufault died of accidental asphyxia by neck compression.

It’s important to keep in mind at all times that machinery is dangerous. This can be particularly true if you’re working alone in the shop. It’s not unusual for students to be working on projects late at night, but it makes it particularly tough to get help if an accident happens. Apparently Yale intends to limit the hours of shop availability until they’ve completed a thorough review of the accident.

 

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