PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1991100356 — SULFUR, MOLTEN — KNOX, IN

Current as of 1991-09-17 Government source

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Incident I-1991100356PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1991100356. Incident date: 1991-09-17. Location: KNOX, IN. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: NORFOLK & WESTERN RAILWAY CO. Shipper: CANTERRA ENERGY LTD. Materials: NA2448; SULFUR, MOLTEN; hazard class 9; 13526 LGA released | NA2448; SULFUR, MOLTEN; hazard class 9; 5000 LGA released. What failed: Basic Material. How failed: Punctured; Burst or Ruptured. Reported failure causes: Derailment; Rollover Accident; 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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