A laboratory employee was injured while operating the freedom evo instrument.The door locks were disabled and the operator reached into the instrument during operation.The operator's finger was punctured and the operator did receive medical treatment.The extent of treatment or the seriousness of the injury was not shared with tecan.The instrument was being used for r&d purposes.The laboratory stated that the door locks has been disabled for a long time and he did not know who disabled them.The laboratory sent a copy of their internal safety report to tecan indicating the door locks were re-engaged and prohibiting intentionally disabling equipment guards.
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