PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1990050650
PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1990050650
Incident I-1990050650PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1990050650. Incident date: 1990-04-22. Location: CRAIGSVILLE, PA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: BUFFALO & PITTSBURGH RAILROAD. Shipper: PPG INDUSTRIES INC / WITCO CHEMICAL CORP. Materials: UN1267; PETROLEUM CRUDE OIL; hazard class 3; 10 LGA released | UN1267; PETROLEUM CRUDE OIL; hazard class 3; 10400 LGA released | UN1267; PETROLEUM CRUDE OIL; hazard class 3; 13000 LGA released | UN1267; PETROLEUM CRUDE OIL; hazard class 3; 15600 LGA released | UN1267; PETROLEUM CRUDE OIL; hazard class 3; 26000 LGA released | UN1267; PETROLEUM CRUDE OIL; hazard class 3; 5 LGA released | UN1267; PETROLEUM CRUDE OIL; hazard class 3; 8667 LGA released | UN1824; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 13562 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Bottom Outlet Valve; Closure (e.g., Cap, Top, or Plug); Manway or Dome Cover; Piping or Fittings / Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings / Basic Material. How failed: Abraded / Burst or Ruptured / Burst or Ruptured; Abraded / Burst or Ruptured; Ripped or Torn / Cracked / Punctured / Punctured; Crushed; Ripped or Torn. Reported failure causes: Derailment; Rollover Accident / Derailment; Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage / Fire, Temperature, or Heat; Derailment; Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage / Fire, Temperature, or Heat; Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage; Derailment / Loose Closure, Component, or Device; Derailment; Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage. Reported result: Spillage, Material Entered Waterway/Storm Sewer, Vapor(Gas) Dispersion, Environmental Damage. 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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