PHMSA Hazmat Incident E-2010040346 — TOLUENE — LA PORTE, TX

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Incident E-2010040346PHMSA hazardous materials incident report E-2010040346. Incident date: 2009-09-19. Location: LA PORTE, TX. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: Intercontinental Terminals Company, LLC. Shipper: Intercontinental Terminal Company, LLC. Materials: UN1294; TOLUENE; hazard class 3; 1124.375 LGA released. What failed: Gauging Device; Manway or Dome Cover. How failed: Failed to Operate; Leaked. Reported failure causes: Human Error; Human Error. Reported result: Spillage, Material Entered Waterway/Storm Sewer. 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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