PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1977071159 — XYLENES — KNOXVILLE, TN

Current as of 1977-04-02 Government source

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Incident I-1977071159PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1977071159. Incident date: 1977-04-02. Location: KNOXVILLE, TN. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM. Shipper: TENNECO OIL CO. Materials: UN1307; XYLENES; hazard class 3; 2000 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings. Reported failure causes: Defective Component or Device. 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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