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A life forever changed: One refinery worker’s story

by Emma Schwartz March 2, 2011January 7, 2022

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A life forever changed: One refinery worker’s story

by Emma Schwartz, Center for Public Integrity
March 2, 2011

					<h1>A life forever changed: One refinery worker’s story</h1>
<p class="byline">by Emma Schwartz, Center for Public Integrity <br />March 2, 2011</p>
					
<p>When an accident at the Citgo oil refinery in Corpus Christi, Texas, left Jose Herrera terribly burned, his life was forever changed.</p>
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<p>Read the Story:&nbsp;<a href="https://publicintegrity.org/workers-rights/worker-health-and-safety/fueling-fears/the-forgotten-ones-few-remedies-for-injured-contractors/">The forgotten ones: Few remedies for injured contractors</a></p>

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