# PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2006110984 — ALCOHOLS, N.O.S. — NEW BRIGHTON, PA

**Citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2006110984  
**Type / status:** incident / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 2006-10-20  
**Published:** Not stated

Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 2006-10-20 in NEW BRIGHTON, PA.

## Document text

PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2006110984.
Incident date: 2006-10-20.
Location: NEW BRIGHTON, PA.
Mode: Rail.
Carrier/reporter: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY.
Shipper: FRONTIER ETHANOL / VOYAGER ETHANOL, LLC.
Materials: UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 13209 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 20 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 21218 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 21748 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 22738 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 25264 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 27613 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 28670 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 28699 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 28706 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 28720 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 28721 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 28723 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 28740 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 28754 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 28771 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 28785 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 8738 LGA released.
What failed: Bottom Outlet Valve / Liquid Valve / Pressure Relief Valve or Device - Reclosing / Tank Head / Tank Shell / Valve Body.
How failed: Burst or Ruptured / Crushed / Leaked / Punctured / Ripped or Torn / Torn Off or Damaged / Vented.
Reported failure causes: Derailment.
Reported result: Spillage, Fire, Material Entered Waterway/Storm Sewer, Environmental Damage.
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
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