# PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1991070516 — N-PROPANOL OR PROPYL ALCOHOL, NORMAL — CHARLOTTE, NC

**Citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1991070516  
**Type / status:** incident / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 1991-06-26  
**Published:** Not stated

Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 1991-06-26 in CHARLOTTE, NC.

## Document text

PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1991070516.
Incident date: 1991-06-26.
Location: CHARLOTTE, NC.
Mode: Highway.
Carrier/reporter: CHEMICAL LEAMAN TANK LINES INC.
Shipper: UNION CARBIDE CHEM AND PLASTIC.
Materials: UN1274; N-PROPANOL OR PROPYL ALCOHOL, NORMAL; hazard class 3; 1650 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 1650 LGA released.
What failed: Basic Material; Closure (e.g., Cap, Top, or Plug); Piping or Fittings.
How failed: Punctured.
Reported failure causes: Improper Preparation for Transportation; Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage.
Reported result: Spillage, Fire.
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=ro9Y4RaXrodQmhRSY18XPQ%3D%3D>
- Source ID: `phmsa-hazmat-incidents`
- SHA-256: `8fb4cdbf5819b70bb90d4e8f59ca3527da958a4045b56008bffb59e53844aabb`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T12:55:56.545Z
- Exported: 2026-08-27T09:46:02.166Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-hazmat-incident-i-1991070516`

### Source metadata

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  "reportNumber": "I-1991070516",
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  "rowCount": 2,
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  ],
  "shipperNames": [
    "UNION CARBIDE CHEM AND PLASTIC"
  ],
  "routes": [
    "I-77"
  ],
  "cities": [
    "CHARLOTTE"
  ],
  "states": [
    "NC"
  ],
  "originCities": [],
  "modes": [
    "Highway"
  ],
  "materials": [
    {
      "identificationNumber": "UN1274",
      "commodityName": "N-PROPANOL OR PROPYL ALCOHOL, NORMAL",
      "hazardousClass": "3",
      "quantityReleased": "1650",
      "unitOfMeasure": "LGA"
    },
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      "identificationNumber": "UN1987",
      "commodityName": "ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.",
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      "unitOfMeasure": "LGA"
    }
  ],
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      "identificationMarkings": null,
      "outerMaterial": null,
      "outerType": null,
      "outerCapacity": "6623",
      "outerCapacityUnit": "LGA",
      "outerShipmentCount": "1",
      "outerFailedCount": "1",
      "innerMaterial": null,
      "innerType": null,
      "innerCapacity": "0",
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      "innerShipmentCount": "0",
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    }
  ],
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  ],
  "caveat": "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.",
  "privacyCaveat": "The public CSV excludes preparer contact fields. Event Description is intentionally excluded from normalized records and search output to reduce incidental personal-information risk.",
  "jurisdiction": "US"
}
```