PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1988080604 — XYLENES — NORMAN, GA

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Incident I-1988080604PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1988080604. Incident date: 1988-08-08. Location: NORMAN, GA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: CSX TRANSPORTATION. Shipper: LYONDELL PETROCHEMICAL. Materials: UN1307; XYLENES; hazard class 3; 1000 LGA released | UN1307; XYLENES; hazard class 3; 10000 LGA released | UN1307; XYLENES; hazard class 3; 20000 LGA released | UN1307; XYLENES; hazard class 3; 5000 LGA released | UN2582; FERRIC CHLORIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 0 released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings / Basic Material. How failed: Punctured. Reported failure causes: Derailment; Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage / Loose Closure, Component, or Device; Derailment; Rollover Accident; Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage. 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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