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Burns Harbor: Back from the Blast
Written by Sandy Williams
November 20, 2020
How do you recover from a catastrophic blast furnace explosion? That was the challenge for Operations Technology Manager Blake Crisman at ArcelorMittal Burns Harbor following the incident at Blast Furnace D in July.
What at first glance looked like a three-month project to restart the furnace was whittled down to just three weeks through a remarkable team effort, the company says. In the video below, Crisman describes the procedures the team used to avoid a prolonged interruption to production. (Video courtesy of ArcelorMittal USA.)
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