Contractor at St. Paul Park Marathon Petroleum site dies, police investigating

Police in St. Paul Park, Minnesota, say they're investigating after a man died at a refinery Sunday afternoon.

Authorities were called to the Marathon Petroleum site in the city around 4:15 p.m. after they were told that a contractor had been injured. 

The man was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say they're currently withholding his name. 

In a statement to WCCO, the company said the contractor "lost consciousness while working on a refinery unit."

"We are deeply saddened by this loss, and our thoughts are with the individual's family, friends and coworkers during this difficult time," the statement continued. "We operate our facilities with the highest commitment to the safety and health of our workers and the community, and our goal is an incident-free and injury-free workplace. An investigation will be conducted to determine the cause of the incident."

Police say there is no threat to public safety, and no hazardous materials were breached during the incident.

The incident is under investigation.