| Case Nbr | 5324 |
| Accident Year | 1987 |
| Location | Laboratory |
| Country | USA |
| State | CA |
| City | Thousand Oaks |
| Laser Type | Dye/Argon |
| WaveLength | 530 |
| Class | |
| Divergence | |
| Exposure Time | |
| Output | 0.15 W |
| Pulse Rate | |
| Beam Diameter | |
| Subject | Assistant |
| Age | |
| Sex | M |
| Application | Alignment |
| Protection | Not Available |
| Eye Damage | Internal |
| Cause | Negligence |
| Description | A summer research assistant was doing alignment on argon/dye laser located under optical bench. Beam was coming upwards and person was located above the bench looking downward. Using no eyewear, looked into beam. Immediate retinal burn. |