From today¹s ACS Divn of Chemical Health and Safety news list:
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MOM OF PA. STUDENT BURNED IN CLASSROOM CHEMISTRY EXPERIMENT RENEWS QUEST FOR
DAMAGES
https://www.pennlive.com/news/2020/02/mom-of-pa-student-burned-in-classroom-
chemistry-experiment-renews-quest-for-damages.html
Tags: us_PA, education, follow-up, injury, methanol
SUNBURY The mother of a student burned in a liquid methanol demonstration
in a Mount Carmel Area High School classroom in 2018 has renewed her attempt
to collect damages.
Karen Green of Locust Gap on behalf of her daughter has sued the school
district and chemistry teacher Tammy Michaels in Northumberland County court
seeking in excess of $50,000 for negligence and infliction of emotional
distress.
They were claims U.S. Middle District Judge Matthew W. Brann last April
chose not to accept jurisdiction when he dismissed Green¹s federal suit.
The daughter, identified as M.G., suffered second-degree burns in an Aug.
30, 2018, explosion that caused flaming liquid methanol to spill onto her
leg and desk.
In dismissing the suit, Brann ruled Green failed to allege facts that infer
the defendants were aware of the risks of the demonstration, noting Michaels
had performed it for 23 years without incident.
Steve Stepenuck
KSC ret.
