PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1992110504 — METHANOL — LUCERNE, WY

Current as of 1992-10-16 Government source

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Incident I-1992110504PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1992110504. Incident date: 1992-10-16. Location: LUCERNE, WY. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: BURLINGTON NORTHERN RR CO. Shipper: NOVACORP CHEMICALS LTD. Materials: UN1230; METHANOL; hazard class 3; 14470 LGA released | UN1230; METHANOL; hazard class 3; 29000 LGA released | UN1230; METHANOL; hazard class 3; 500 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings / Basic Material. How failed: Punctured / Ripped or Torn. Reported failure causes: Derailment; Rollover Accident / Derailment; Rollover Accident; Water Damage / Loose Closure, Component, or Device; Derailment; Rollover Accident. 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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