A man was airlifted to hospital after suffering an injury while working at Asco’s supply base in Peterhead.
The man, who has not been named, is understood to have injured his arm while unloading a container yesterday morning.
A spokesman for the company revealed no one else was involved in the incident.
He said: “Asco can confirm that one of our Peterhead based staff suffered an injury to his arm this morning during an operation to empty a container.
“As a precaution, the operative was airlifted to the local hospital for further tests. His injuries are not life threatening and the HSE have been informed.”
An ambulance service spokeswoman said the helicopter had been called by the ambulance crew on scene. She said: “We got a call to respond at 9.40am. An ambulance did attend and requested an air ambulance. We subsequently flew the patient to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.”
Last year, an Asco worker was taken to hospital following a minor waste chemical spill at the site. Then, a 43-year-old man was taken to ARI as a precaution after coming into contact with the substance, but left hospital a short time later.
Asco is one of the biggest companies in the north-east supplying services to the oil and gas sector. They opened their Peterhead base in 1974. Today, they have operations in locations including Canada, Singapore and the Gulf of Mexico.