Yale student dies after her hair 'is caught in a machine' at chemistry laboratory. By DAILY MAIL REPORTER Updated: 07:52 EDT, 14 April 2011 ...

A Yale University student nearing graduation was killed inside a school chemistry lab when her hair was pulled into a piece of machine-shop equipment, school officials said Wednesday.

Harvard’s experimental laboratories are planning to strengthen lab safety practices following the death of Yale senior Michele Dufault in a chemistry lab machine shop.

OSHA faults Yale in fatal lab accident in which student's hair caught in lathe. By Mary E. O'Leary Aug 17, 2011. Dufault. ... A lathe is a machine used to shape wood, ...