PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1991070139 — METHANOL — TASCOSA, TX

Current as of 1991-04-29 Government source

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Incident I-1991070139PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1991070139. Incident date: 1991-04-29. Location: TASCOSA, TX. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: BURLINGTON NORTHERN RR CO. Shipper: ALBERTA GAS & CHEMICAL CO. Materials: UN1230; METHANOL; hazard class 3; 14500 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Bottom Outlet Valve; Piping or Fittings / Basic Material. How failed: Punctured / Ripped or Torn. Reported failure causes: Derailment. Reported result: Spillage, Vapor(Gas) Dispersion. 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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