Contract worker for Exxon Mobil being treated for burns

BEAUMONT- A contract employee at Beaumont's Exxon Mobil plant is hospitalized, after suffering burns to his hands this morning.

The employee, who's with Newtron Mechanical, was working on some electrical equipment, when he was burned during an arc flash.

The man was taken to a local hospital to be treated for burns.

A manager for Newtron, Russell Richard, says the worker is in stable condition and will remain in the hospital overnight for further observation.