I accidently stepped on a knotted biohazard bag (which was kept on the floor for some reason) and got some of the liquid on my shoe, socks and skin of my foot.
I work with HCMV, HBV and Zika. However each biohazard bag contains like 500 ml of bleach in which microtips used to handle virus samples were discarded. So the bleach to virus ratio is pretty high.
I doubt I'm in any danger but just wanted to know for sure. I've been spraying my foot with ethanol for now.
If your personal protective equipment (PPE) was in place, no puncture has occurred and the biohazard bag was sealed properly (assuming that all sharp materials was disposed into a safe container), no harm should come. The best thing to do in case of spillage or accidents is not to panic but follow the safety guidelines which should also be displayed as an SOP inside your laboratory (link below) and inform the biosafety officer or the laboratory in-charge. The contact time for chlorine-based disinfectants varies from 10-60 minutes. However, the surface of the discard bags prior to removal from the cabinet are also usually cleansed with suitable non-corrosive solutions. If some uncertainty still persists, its best to get yourself examined.
Here are some reading materials which might help.
http://www.who.int/csr/resources/publications/biosafety/en/Biosafety7.pdf
https://www.cdc.gov/biosafety/publications/bmbl5/index.htm
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK214356/
Watch your step next time! Stay safe.
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