Contract Worker Killed In Accident At Exxon Refinery

A 31-year-old female contract worker has died while working on a construction site at ExxonMobil in Beaumont, Texas.

According to Reuters, the worker was employed by Echo Maintenance, a construction company for chemical plants and refineries. She was fatally injured after a 24-inch pipe fell and hit her in the head.

The woman, who was killed on Friday, was working on a new construction unit that will strip sulfur from gasoline to comply with ultra-low sulfur gasoline standards. Construction on the project began last year.

The accident did not interrupt production at the facility, which was already operating below capacity due to a fire last week.

Another contract worker was also struck by a pipe in the head and killed at the same refinery in May 2016.

Exxon said it is investigating the accident.