Abstract: At approximately 10:45 a.m. on May 24, 1989, a flashfire and explosion occurred at the Farm Bureau Refinery involving the #13, #12, and #10 holding tanks. Employee #1, a laborer, was caught within the perimeter of the flashfire and died at the scene. Employee #2, the crew unit #1 operator, suffered critical internal and external burns and was hospitalized at Humana Hospital Burn Unit, Louisville KY. Employee #3, a maintenance worker, suffered burns to the head and upper torso, and was hospitalized at the Wishard Hospital Burn Unit, Indianapolis, IN. Employee #4, a maintenance worker, suffered burns to both arms, and was treated and released to home care.