Houston, Texas (Oct. 28, 2022) – 66-year-old Richard Garza was killed in a rail car accident at the Exxon Mobil Corp’s lube oil Blending & Packaging Plant in Beaumont according to staff from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.
Garza was employed as a contractor at the facility. He was declared deceased at the scene.
No further details on what caused the accident have been released at this time.
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Source: Reuters