Dave Johnson is an engineer at an aging refinery experiencing an increasing number of incidents. After identifying underlying causes he pushes for improvements. The management at the top aren't thrilled with his proposals. Fixing the problems would cost money, not to mention corporate bonuses and, possibly, executive jobs.
Tensions between both the public and the workers rise as a pattern of near disasters continues. When the refinery experiences a fatality, things come to a head.
The union comes up with only one demand. Can it, will it, be implemented quickly enough to prevent the unthinkable from happening?