Student Killed in Lathe Accident
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We’re saddened to report that last week a Yale student was killed when her hair became caught in the lathe she was working on. Michele Dufault was an astronomy and physics major due to graduate in just a few weeks, and she was working on a project late at night in a school machine shop when the horrific accident occurred.
As industrial design students we’re often around dangerous machinery. The realities of scheduling might find us pulling all-nighters–and then working with blowtorches or tablesaws, and the lack of sleep can make us forget basic safety like tying one’s hair back. We hope machinery-using students will learn from Dufault’s terrible accident and double-check their safety procedures prior to using machinery.
Our sincerest condolences go out to Dufault’s family.
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