A powerful explosion on Thursday afternoon at the refinery of MOTOR OIL in western Attica has injured two workers seriously and another four slightly. it is the second explosion at the refinery within a week.
Two serioylsy injured workers, aged 40 and 59, were transported to a hospital in Athens where they underwent surgeries for their burn injuries and hands and feet fractures. One of them is being hospitalized in the ICU, while the other one in a common ward. There is no danger for their lives, media reported at noon on Friday.
Four other workers who suffered minor injuries received first aid at the general hospital of Corinth and returned home.
Like the first explosion on October 9, the explosion on Thursday, October 15, occurred during maintenance works at the premises of the MOTOR OIL in Agioi Theodoroi.
Also like in the first explosion, the maintenance works was conducted by contract workers and not Motor Oil employees.
The accident reportedly occurred in Unit 750 during a scheduled shutdown, while maintenance work was being performed on a high-pressure heat exchanger.
Police detained the 62-year-old chief contractor and two other members of the maintenance crew, as well as three managers of the MOTOR OIL.
At the first explosion, both the two seriously injured workers died within a few days after short hospitalization.