# PHMSA Hazmat Incident E-2010040346 — TOLUENE — LA PORTE, TX

**Citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident E-2010040346  
**Type / status:** incident / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 2009-09-19  
**Published:** Not stated

Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 2009-09-19 in LA PORTE, TX.

## Document text

PHMSA hazardous materials incident report E-2010040346.
Incident date: 2009-09-19.
Location: LA PORTE, TX.
Mode: Rail.
Carrier/reporter: Intercontinental Terminals Company, LLC.
Shipper: Intercontinental Terminal Company, LLC.
Materials: UN1294; TOLUENE; hazard class 3; 1124.375 LGA released.
What failed: Gauging Device; Manway or Dome Cover.
How failed: Failed to Operate; Leaked.
Reported failure causes: Human Error; Human Error.
Reported result: Spillage, Material Entered Waterway/Storm Sewer.
Reporter-submitted DOT Form 5800.1 data may be incomplete, corrected, supplemented, or misreported. A record, serious-incident classification, failure description, or relationship to a reporting rule is not a PHMSA causal finding, compliance determination, or finding of a violation.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://portal.phmsa.dot.gov/PDFGenerator/getPublicReport/OHMIR_5800-1-PUBLIC?INCIDENTID=8O%2BmFtC%2B28HV9UwEtIhFFQ%3D%3D>
- Source ID: `phmsa-hazmat-incidents`
- SHA-256: `b005cc2a4e0faf4dd806d5f927a363724b1d9fc157c1fa839b93d5deb948f435`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T12:55:56.545Z
- Exported: 2026-08-23T18:15:45.640Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-hazmat-incident-e-2010040346`

### Source metadata

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