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The dead worker, Orozco Ezequiel Guzman, 52, of San Antonio
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CORPUS CHRISTI (KIII NEWS) - Valero released a statement Friday regarding the death of a worker at the Valero West plant Wednesday.
The Nueces County Medical Examiner's Office reported that 52-year-old Ezequiel Orozco Guzman , a contract worker at the plant working for Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services (the Brand Scaffolding Group), fell to his death. However, Valero said early findings from their own investigation show that the worker did not fall but actually suffered a heart attack.
Federal investigators are still looking into it.
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Contractor died at Valero Corpus Christi refinery-company
Reuters Staff
HOUSTON, TX (Reuters) - A contractor died at Valero Energy Corp’s Corpus Christi, Texas, refinery on Wednesday, the company said on Friday.
The man, Orozco Ezequiel Guzman, 52, of San Antonio, may have died from a heart attack, Valero said in a statement.
“It has been widely misreported this week that Mr. Guzman, a Brand employee, died to due to a fall from scaffolding,” Valero said. “The actual cause of his death is still under investigation. However, based on witnesses and preliminary findings, Mr. Guzman did not fall. Early indications are that he may have had a heart attack.”
Guzman’s employer Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services also said in a statement that his death was not work related.
“Early investigations at the site indicate that Mr. Guzman’s death was not the result of a fall from height or other work-related accident,” the company said, KRIS-TV reported.
On Wednesday, the Nueces County Medical Examiner’s Office told KRIS-TV that Guzman appeared to have died in a fall from scaffolding.
A representative from the medical examiner’s office was not immediately available to comment.
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Brand Energy and Infrastructure Services is a premier provider of integrated specialty services to the global energy, industrial and infrastructure markets. Its extensive portfolio of specialized industrial service offerings include scaffolding, coatings, insulation, refractory, formwork & shoring, specialty mechanical services, cathodic protection and other related crafts. In North America, Brand operates in five key market segments: Upstream, Midstream, and Downstream Oil & Gas, Power Generation, Industrial and Infrastructure.
History
What started as a Chicago-based insulation company in 1961 has evolved into a global diversified provider of specialty services. Since its entry into the access provider market in the 1970s, Brand has flourished into a major player, aiding in the system scaffold revolution in the 1980s and helping lead the construction industry workforce development effort in the 1990s.
Since the 1990s, Brand has been growing and adapting to meet the ever-increasing needs of our clients and the global market pressure for our services. With our commitment to excellence as our driver, Brand will continue to successfully fulfill the needs of industry, creating VALUE for our clients.
Valero Refining USA
Project facts
| Description | Valero Refining |
| Challenge | Provide specialty services for a major turnaround |
When North America’s largest refiner Valero Refining needed a trusted partner to provide specialty services for a major 2006 turnaround, they turned to Brand. The Brand team safely and efficiently worked over 160,000 man-hours to provide fireproofing, refractory, scaffolding, insulation, abatement services to this site. Our client praised the project management team and field craft personnel for working hard to exceed all their expectations. Valero chose Brand as the trusted partner for this critical and time sensitive project because of the value in our integrated service offerings and a seamless execution.
"I would recommend your company (Brand) for future projects of any size, especially those requiring multiple services for your ability to manage all of these services under one project management team.”
Maintenance Manager
Valero Refining