Marathon says worker killed at Louisiana refinery

HOUSTON, April 26 (Reuters) - A worker was killed Thursday while working on an expansion project at Marathon Oil Corp's (MRO.N) 256,000 barrel per day (bpd) Garyville, Louisiana, refinery, a company spokeswoman said.

The worker died from injuries sustained in a fall late Thursday night, said Marathon spokeswoman Angela Graves.

"Our prayers and thoughts go out to his family and friends," Graves said.

Marathon and the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration began investigations into the accident on Friday.

This is the second death of a worker on Marathon's $3.2-billion project to expand refinery capacity by 180,000 bpd.

In March, a man was killed while working on the expansion of Marathon's St. James Parish, Louisiana, pipeline facility, which supplies crude oil to Garyville refinery.

The expansion is scheduled to begin operation in the fourth quarter of this year. (Reporting by Erwin Seba; Editing by Diane Craft)