The Occupational Safety and Health Agency (OSHA) has called on NiQuan Energy Trinidad Limited to halt operations.
This comes after Massy Energy employee Allan Lane Ramkissoon was injured at the company’s gas-to-liquids plant during what it called an “accidental flashfire” last Thursday.
He had burns to around 40 per cent of his body, and further injuries when he jumped ten feet to escape the flames in the room where he was trapped.
However, the company said Ramkissoon died on Sunday at a specialist burns unit in Colombia.
In a release on Wednesday, OSHA said it issued a prohibition notice to NiQuan and that it will be investigating the incident.
This means NiQuan cannot operate until OSHA gives clearance to do so.
OSHA said it received a report on the accident on Friday at 11.10 am and its inspectors responded immediately.
NiQuan, as well as the Energy Ministry, have also launched investigations.