The pharmaceutical plant where a powerful blast killed a Massachusetts worker is set to move into the cleanup phase
Investigators from the State Fire Marshal's Office examine a vat that was hurled out of the pharmaceutical plant and landed an estimated 30 feet away in Newburyport, Mass., Thursday, May 4, 2023. NEWBURYPORT, Mass.
Four workers were sent to a hospital, but were uninjured and released. The person who died was identified as Jack O’Keefe, 62, of Methuen, according to a spokesperson for the Essex County District Attorney's office.“All our attention is focused on the situation of our employees,” PCI Synthesis said in a statement.
In 2020, authorities said a chemical reaction caused a series of explosions at the plant. That happened a year after the Occupational Safety and Health Administration found “serious” violations in how the company managed highly hazardous chemicals, according to online agency records.
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