Bukom Incident Update 2 – as at 22 August, 10.30am
Aug 22, 2015
We can confirm that one more contractor worker has been discharged, bringing the total number of workers discharged after receiving outpatient treatment to three as of 9 am this morning.
We continue to follow the progress and treatment of the other three workers closely and are working with our contractor to ensure all possible support and assistance are rendered to the injured workers and their families.
On 21 August 2015, a fire occurred at a section of one of the units currently under scheduled maintenance at our Pulau Bukom Manufacturing Site. The fire was put out by the site’s first emergency responders within an hour and there is no other impact on the site’s operations.
We regret that this incident has occurred. Safety is of utmost importance to Shell and we are working closely with the authorities to investigate the incident.