Three contract workers at Chevron Refinery receive minor injuries in early morning incident

PASCAGOULA, Miss. (WLOX) — On Saturday morning, three contract workers at the Chevron Refinery suffered minor injuries after a power outage led to a flaring event.

A spokesperson for Chevron said the workers were contractors with Apache Industrial Services. A representative for Apache said the workers were taken to the emergency room at Singing River Hospital to be evaluated and then were released.

The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality said it was notified of a flaring event at the Chevron Pascagoula Refinery associated with a power outage. MDEQ said it was told materials were routed to the refinery’s flare system and internally destroyed.

The Chevron spokesperson said the equipment involved in the incident is stable and safe. The spokesperson also said all mitigation systems functioned as designed.

The Chevron spokesperson said the gas involved in the incident was primarily hydrogen.

“We conducted air monitoring in the community and have not identified impacts outside of the facility,” the spokesperson said.

MDEQ emergency response personnel have been in communication with the refinery and will continue to review information related to the incident as appropriate, the agency said.

Around 6:30 this morning, a high pressure release occurred at our Pascagoula Refinery resulting in three workers seeking medical attention. The equipment involved is stable and safe. All mitigation systems, including flaring, functioned as designed.

We conducted air monitoring in the community and have not identified impacts outside of the facility.

We are maintaining communications with appropriate authorities.

See a spelling or grammar error in this story? Report it to our team HERE.