Crane Collapse at Exxon's Torrance Refinery Injures Three
June 20 2016 - 3:42PM
Dow Jones News
By Dan Molinski
Three workers at Exxon Mobil Corp.'s (XOM) refinery in Torrance,
Calif. sustained minor injuries Monday when a 300-ton crane
collapsed, an official said.
Bob Millea of the Torrance Fire Department said one of the
workers hurt his knee but didn't have other specifics on the
injuries. He said the refinery continues to operate but said it
began flaring gases to stabilize operations as a safety
precaution.
Exxon spokesman Todd Spitler confirmed a crane incident
occurred, and said the three contract workers were taken to a
clinic "for evaluation of minor injuries."
Mr. Spitler also reported an unplanned flaring event Monday
morning that he said was necessary "due to a breakdown in some
units." But he said the flaring was unrelated to the crane
incident, adding that operations and production are normal.
Exxon agreed last year to sell the Torrance refinery to PBF
Energy for more than $500 million, but it must first show PBF that
the plant is in good, working condition.
The 155,000-barrel-a-day refinery was mostly shut for more than
a year after a February 2015 explosion that injured workers. It
began re-starting a key gasoline-making unit in May.
Write to Dan Molinski at dan.molinski@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
June 20, 2016 15:27 ET (19:27 GMT)
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