Key Dates
November 19 2023
Date of original incident
At 12:21 a.m., a furnace tube ruptured resulting in a fire. A Field Operator was in the process of shutting off fuel gas flow to burners in the Recycle Furnace, 004-F-20, when a furnace tube ruptured. The Field Operator was able to leave the area and make his way to the Field Operator Shelter. The injured operator was life flighted to a nearby hospital for medical care.