Janitor 'turns off freezer', destroys 25 years of research.

[Fielder 3,681]

All the news sites report this story today because a lawsuit is now filed against the cleaning service company. But it happened in September 2020.

" cell cultures, samples and other elements to further analyze photosynthesis to improve solar panel development.. wiped out 25 years worth of research."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/janitor-turns-off-cold-freezer-to-stop-beeping-noise-and-destroys-research-worth-1m/ar-AA1d2CPB

[DavidP 1,413]

oops ....

[udidwht 133]

Not very good scientists if they were documenting all their data as they are studying and gathering info.

[C2615 319]

That's why training, SOP, proper authorization process, and standardized signal / sign is important not just to aviation.....

[COBS 25]

Oh ,  I do love that ,

usually I use a hammer to wreck things , I would never have thought to flick a switch Off .

Cheers

Karol

[Christopher Low 5,357]

I know the feeling. Last week I realised that one of our freezers had been switched off for three days. Everything in it had to be binned.

I was looking forward to those fish fingers

[dmwalker 607]

One million dollars for 25 years of research sounds like quite a bargain.