The owner of the refinery, Braya Renewable Fuelsconfirms that on December 20, two pipe fitters were sprayed with one small amount fromoily water.

An internal review revealed that some of the 2 liters of oily water (97% water and 3% oil) in the area where the pipe fitters were working splashed onto the workers. The hose was quickly tightened and the oily water contained. There were no injuriessays the spokesman for Braja, Karen Whitein an email.

woman White declares that activities at the site have been temporarily suspended and an internal review has been carried out to prevent such a situation from recurring..

The provincial government said its occupational health and safety department was notified of the accident the same day and an investigator was dispatched to the scene.

The incident is currently under investigation and we are unable to provide more detailed information at this time.says the spokesman for the Ministry of Digital Administration and Service NL, Kathy Dicks Peyton.

Deadly explosion in September

This is the latest incident at the province’s only refinery, located 140 km west of Saint John. There a worker died after a bustin September.

Braja turns the oil refinery into a biofuel production facility. The company had hoped to start production later this year, but weeks after September’s deadly blast it said it was now targeting early 2023.

Glenn Nolan, president of the USW local, declined an interview request. Since the deadly explosion in September, Mr. nolan criticizes the security policy of braya. In October he claimed the accident could have been avoided. He calls for a criminal investigation.

The provincial government does not commit to starting one. Sarah Stoodleythe minister responsible for Digital Government and Service NL said last autumn that she wanted to await the results of an inquiry by the Health and Safety Department before considering a decision on a criminal investigation.