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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 109621938 - Aphios Corporation
Inspection Information - Office: Boston North Area Office
Site Address:
Aphios Corporation
3e Gill Street
Woburn, MA 01801
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:8731
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Health
Close Conference: 10/04/1994
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 11/30/1995
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360942833 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 7 | 1 | 8 | |||
| Current Violations | 3 | 5 | 8 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $11,050 | $0 | $0 | $300 | $0 | $11,350 |
| Current Penalty | $6,560 | $0 | $0 | $800 | $0 | $7,360 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 5A0001 | 10/17/1994 | 02/28/1995 | $5,600 | $7,000 | $0 | P - Petition to Mod Abatement | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100101 B | 10/17/1994 | 11/04/1994 | $480 | $600 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 3. | 01003 | Other | 19101200 E01 | 10/17/1994 | 11/19/1994 | $200 | $600 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 4. | 01004 | Other | 19101200 G08 | 10/17/1994 | 11/19/1994 | $200 | $750 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 5. | 01005A | Serious | 19101200 H01 I | 10/17/1994 | 11/19/1994 | $480 | $600 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 6. | 01005B | Serious | 19101200 H02 I | 10/17/1994 | 11/19/1994 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 7. | 01005C | Serious | 19101200 H02 II | 10/17/1994 | 11/19/1994 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 8. | 01005D | Serious | 19101200 H02 IV | 10/17/1994 | 11/19/1994 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 9. | 01006A | Other | 19101450 E03 II | 10/17/1994 | 11/19/1994 | $200 | $750 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 10. | 01006B | Other | 19101450 E03 III | 10/17/1994 | 11/19/1994 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 11. | 01006C | Other | 19101450 E03 IV | 10/17/1994 | 11/19/1994 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 12. | 01006D | Other | 19101450 E03 V | 10/17/1994 | 11/19/1994 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 13. | 01006E | Other | 19101450 E03 VI | 10/17/1994 | 11/19/1994 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 14. | 01006F | Other | 19101450 E03 VII | 10/17/1994 | 11/19/1994 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 15. | 01006G | Other | 19101450 E03 VIII | 10/17/1994 | 11/19/1994 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 16. | 01007A | Other | 19101450 F03 I | 10/17/1994 | 11/19/1994 | $200 | $750 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 17. | 01007B | Other | 19101450 F03 III | 10/17/1994 | 11/19/1994 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 18. | 01007C | Serious | 19101450 F03 IV | 10/17/1994 | 11/19/1994 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 19. | 01007D | Serious | 19101450 F04 IA | 10/17/1994 | 11/19/1994 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 20. | 01007E | Serious | 19101450 F04 IB | 10/17/1994 | 11/19/1994 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 21. | 02001 | Other | 19040002 A | 10/17/1994 | 11/04/1994 | $0 | $300 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1 was operating a pilot plant using high pressure to extract taxol from yew needles. The process uses carbon dioxide and methanol in a supercritical fluid phase. Employee #1 was standing on a ladder over the reactor while taking off the reactor cap. Because the system was still pressurized, the cap blew off and struck Employee #1, throwing him more than 10 feet. He sustained trauma to the head, chest, and legs, as well as injuries from having been thrown off the ladder, and died. Employee #1 had worked for the company, which does research and development for the biotech industry, for less than one month and was to graduate from college in six months. The pilot plant had been designed by company engineers and was approaching a production phase.
Keywords: CHEST, HEAD, REACTOR, WORK RULES, LADDER, HIGH PRESSURE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, PRESSURE RELEASE, LEG
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 109621938 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported |