# PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1980051122 — TOLUENE — PLYMOUTH, MI

**Citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1980051122  
**Type / status:** incident / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 1980-04-22  
**Published:** Not stated

Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 1980-04-22 in PLYMOUTH, MI.

## Document text

PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1980051122.
Incident date: 1980-04-22.
Location: PLYMOUTH, MI.
Mode: Rail.
Carrier/reporter: CHESAPEAKE & OHIO RWY CO.
Shipper: SUN OIL CO (SUNOCO).
Materials: UN1294; TOLUENE; hazard class 3; 550 LGA released.
What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Closure (e.g., Cap, Top, or Plug); Piping or Fittings; Vapor Valve.
How failed: Burst or Ruptured.
Reported failure causes: Over-pressurized.
Reported result: Spillage.
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=9UhlyssX4lGSkTtq%2Fmne1A%3D%3D>
- Source ID: `phmsa-hazmat-incidents`
- SHA-256: `368b7d94296905610aefd4d35ea1943a1ea364e20433d2c62455a5220a4be461`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T12:55:56.545Z
- Exported: 2026-08-27T11:26:50.209Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-hazmat-incident-i-1980051122`

### Source metadata

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```