RegulusPipeline researchPHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1979111341
Incident I-1979111341PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1979111341. Incident date: 1979-09-08. Location: PAXTON, TX. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRANSP CO. Shipper: CELANESE CORP / DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO / PETRO CHEM CORP / SHELL CHEMICAL CO. Materials: UN1010; BUTADIENES, STABILIZED OR BUTADIENES AND HYDROCARBON MIXTURE, STABILIZED CONTAINING MORE THAN 40% BUTADIENES; hazard class 2.1; 33649 LGA released | UN1040; ETHYLENE OXIDE OR ETHYLENE OXIDE WITH NITROGEN UP TO A TOTAL PRESSURE OF 1MPA (10 BAR) AT 50 DEGREES C; hazard class 2.3; 20759 LGA released | UN1052; HYDROGEN FLUORIDE, ANHYDROUS; hazard class 8; 17442 LGA released | UN1089; ACETALDEHYDE; hazard class 3; 20861 LGA released | UN1089; ACETALDEHYDE; hazard class 3; 20876 LGA released | UN1089; ACETALDEHYDE; hazard class 3; 20953 LGA released | UN1230; METHANOL; hazard class 3; 20885 LGA released | UN1301; VINYL ACETATE, STABILIZED; hazard class 3; 20895 LGA released | UN1917; ETHYL ACRYLATE, STABILIZED; hazard class 3; 20976 LGA released | UN1954; COMPRESSED GAS, FLAMMABLE, N.O.S.; hazard class 2.1; 11020 LGA released | UN2056; TETRAHYDROFURAN; hazard class 3; 42718 LGA released. Reported failure causes: Derailment; Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage. Reported result: Spillage, Fire. 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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