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Pemex Confirms Five Workers Injured in Valve Leak at Cosoleacaque Complex

All are reported stable after decontamination, with care continuing at Pemex's Minatitlán hospital.

Overview

  • The leak was recorded around 10:45 a.m. on September 19 during maintenance on an automatic valve at Planta de Amoniaco VII.
  • Pemex said five instrument technicians were reached by hot carbonate fluid, causing burn injuries.
  • Emergency teams decontaminated the workers at local occupational medicine services before transferring them for treatment in Minatitlán.
  • Protección Civil reported no fatalities, and the injured were identified as Daniel Ramos Hernández, Julio Hernández López, José María Valdez, Roberto Ramírez Ramos, and Luis Enrique Azamar.
  • Milenio reported the plant entered operation without affecting production, and Pemex said it is monitoring the workers and supporting their families.