Case Nbr | 5337 |
Accident Year | 1999 |
Location | National Lab |
Country | USA |
State | CA |
City | Livermore |
Laser Type | HeNe |
WaveLength | 633 |
Class | 3A |
Divergence | |
Exposure Time | |
Output | 0.0029 W |
Pulse Rate | |
Beam Diameter | |
Subject | Trainee |
Age | |
Sex | M |
Application | Alignment |
Protection | Not Available |
Eye Damage | Yes but Unknown |
Cause | Negligence |
Description | During alignment of a light gas gun an operator in training reportedly "looked directly" into a 2.9 mW HeNe beam. Then TEN MONTHS LATER reported fact to supervisor claiming injury. A medical exam conducted at that time confirmed an eye injury. |