PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1981010613 — FUEL OIL — RIKER, PA

Current as of 1980-12-18 Government source

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Incident I-1981010613PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1981010613. Incident date: 1980-12-18. Location: RIKER, PA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD CO. Shipper: BRADFORD PETROLEUM. Materials: NA1993; FUEL OIL; hazard class 2.0; 500 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings. Reported failure causes: Loose Closure, 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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