PHMSA Hazmat Incident E-2008010141 — LPG — NEW ORLEANS, LA

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Incident E-2008010141PHMSA hazardous materials incident report E-2008010141. Incident date: 2007-12-12. Location: NEW ORLEANS, LA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: New Orleans Public Belt R.R.. Shipper: Targa Resources Inc.. Materials: UN1075; LPG; hazard class 2.1; 0.5 LGA released. What failed: Liquid Valve. How failed: Leaked. Reported failure causes: 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.#

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