Exxon Beaumont Texas lube oil plant to restart Friday night -sources
HOUSTON, Oct 28 (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) plans to restart the lube oil Blending & Packaging ( B&P ) Plant adjoining its Beaumont , Texas, refinery on Friday night following an unplanned shutdown because of a worker’s death , two people familiar with the matter said.The B&P plant was shut early on Friday morning after a contractor was killed in a rail car accident, the people said.
An Exxon spokesperson did not immediately reply to a request for comment.
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were called to B&P Plant shortly after 12 a.m. CDT (5 a.m. GMT) on Friday .”A 66-year old male contractor, identified as Richard Garza of Beaumont , had been involved in a railcar accident,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement. “He was deceased at the scene.”
An autopsy has been scheduled to determine the exact cause of death , the sheriff’s office said.
Reporting by Erwin Seba; editing by Diane Craft and David Gregorio
The B&P plant was shut early on Friday morning after a contractor was killed in a rail car accident, the people said.
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were called to B&P Plant shortly after 12 a.m. CDT (5 a.m. GMT) on Friday.
