PHMSA Hazmat Incident E-2010030003 — METHYL MERCAPTAN — NEW ORLEANS, LA

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Incident E-2010030003PHMSA hazardous materials incident report E-2010030003. Incident date: 2010-01-31. Location: NEW ORLEANS, LA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: New Orleans Public Belt Railroad. Shipper: Evonik Degussa Corporation. Materials: UN1064; METHYL MERCAPTAN; hazard class 2.3; 0.000035 GCF released. What failed: Bolts or Nuts. How failed: Vented. 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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