java.lang.NullPointerException: Ticking player server crash while accessing a furnace

Expected:
Right clicking on a furnace doesn't crash the server.

Observed:
Right clicking a furnace crashes the server.

Reproduction steps:
I wish I knew, been trying all afternoon.

I have a saved version of the world that crashes every time. Can provide a link privately.

If I break this specific furnace and replace it, the new furnace doesn't crash the server. I parsed the .mca associated with the block and it seems the furnace doesn't actually exist within the chunk's tile entities.

Block in question is:

/setblock 215 12 -368 minecraft:furnace[facing=east,lit=false]

{CookTime:0s,BurnTime:0s,Items:[],RecipesUsedSize:0s,CookTimeTotal:0s,Lock:""}