PHMSA Hazmat Incident E-2019080049 — ALCOHOLS, N.O.S. — GREENSBORO, NC

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Incident E-2019080049PHMSA hazardous materials incident report E-2019080049. Incident date: 2019-07-26. Location: GREENSBORO, NC. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY. Shipper: VALERO MARKETING AND SUPPLY COMPANY. Materials: UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 5 LGA released. What failed: Tank Shell. How failed: Leaked. 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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