Tragic. It’s always scary to handle needles in a lab. Even with good needle safety protocols, accidents are bound to happen.

There’s this case that my PI showed me of a student who pricked his finger with a needle filled with DCM [1] (which is very common solvent in used in lab). The residual DCM at the tip of the needle caused the damage shown in the pictures.

When your work involves handling tens of needles daily, accidents are bound to happen. I pricked myself once with a needle. Thankfully it was brand new and dry, so nothing happened. It was just the idea of it was terrifying. In an alternate world, I could’ve gone to the ER because of it. Hope someone invents a safer needle.

[1]: https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/gruesome-accident-prompt...