SOUTH POINT, OH (WOWK) – A Marathon employee was taken to the hospital after being injured aboard a vessel in the Ohio River.

According to Marathon Petroleum Corp., the incident happened on Tuesday. They say an employee was “injured on a marine vessel” near South Point, Ohio. The company did not give details on the incident but said the employee was taken to a nearby hospital for medical treatment.

“Our thoughts are with our injured co-worker and his family, and we have been in contact with them to offer support,” Marathon released in a statement. “We are thankful to our crew and the community first responders for their remarkable and quick actions to render aid.”

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Marathon says out of respect for the employee’s and his family’s privacy, they cannot provide any details of his condition.

The statement from Marathon says the incident did not involve “any type of release or environmental impact.”

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