HOUSTON, TEXAS—
Valero Terminaling & Distribution Company
Nonstructural fire, n.e.c. · Second degree heat (thermal) burns
Final narrative
An employee was preparing to load asphalt into a truck. The employee was about to line up the hose into the opening of the truck when the asphalt in the tanker flashed causing second degree burns to the employee's face and arms.
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