March 16, 2007

Accidents Rise on Campuses as Inspections Decline

By JEFFREY BRAINARD

A Chronicle analysis finds serious injuries have risen 41% since the mid-1980s

When a fire ripped through a maintenance room in the physics building at the University of Maryland at College Park in October 2002, a master electrician, Kurt G. Tassche, died of smoke inhalation. While four other university workers managed to escape, Mr. Tassche, 41, was trapped by Christmas decorations and chairs stored in the cramped space. The illegally stored items were among six serious violations

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