# PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2005081619 — VINYL ACETATE, STABILIZED — ALLENTOWN, PA

**Citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2005081619  
**Type / status:** incident / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 2005-08-13  
**Published:** Not stated

Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 2005-08-13 in ALLENTOWN, PA.

## Document text

PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2005081619.
Incident date: 2005-08-13.
Location: ALLENTOWN, PA.
Mode: Rail.
Carrier/reporter: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY.
Shipper: KINDER MORGAN BULK TERMINAL LLC.
Materials: UN1301; VINYL ACETATE, STABILIZED; hazard class 3; 0.26418 LGA released.
What failed: Manway or Dome Cover; Vapor Valve.
How failed: Leaked; Leaked.
Reported failure causes: Loose Closure, Component, or Device; Loose Closure, Component, or Device.
Reported result: Vapor(Gas) Dispersion.
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=X%2BreXQAWwuVk9%2B7r6Kde7A%3D%3D>
- Source ID: `phmsa-hazmat-incidents`
- SHA-256: `378aaab55634b8393f142994cf231a0f7ec180e9abe651c600a95e8e2aa2ee6d`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T12:55:56.545Z
- Exported: 2026-08-27T01:02:32.646Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-hazmat-incident-i-2005081619`

### Source metadata

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  "routes": [
    "800 RIVER ROAD - MILEPOST LB87"
  ],
  "cities": [
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  ],
  "states": [
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```