PHMSA Hazmat Incident E-2019010216
PHMSA Hazmat Incident E-2019010216
Incident E-2019010216PHMSA hazardous materials incident report E-2019010216. Incident date: 2019-01-01. Location: BLOUNTS CREEK, NC. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY. Shipper: Shell Canada Energy. Materials: UN2448; SULFUR, MOLTEN; hazard class 4.1; 1000 LGA released. What failed: Tank Head. How failed: Punctured. Reported failure causes: Derailment. Reported result: Spillage. 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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