05:30 AM EDT, 03/27/2026 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with Valero Energy's ( VLO ) response in the fifth paragraph.)

Valero Energy ( VLO ) has been sued by a man who sustained injuries in an explosion at the company's Port Arthur, Texas, refinery Monday, Reuters reported late Wednesday, citing a lawsuit filed in the Jefferson County District Court in Beaumont.

The lawsuit seeks more than $1 million in damages, the news agency reported.

The man, Jonathan Jaimes, faced injuries to his back, neck, spine, and other parts of his body, Reuters said, citing the lawsuit.

"This was not an unavoidable accident -- it was the result of gross negligence and a flagrant disregard for worker safety," Kyle Findley, the attorney at Arnold & Itkin representing Jaimes, told Reuters.

A Valero spokesperson told MT Newswires in a statement e-mailed Thursday that the company doesn't comment on pending litigation, while Findley didn't respond.

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