{"operation":"document","citation":"PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1993090331","title":"PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1993090331 — METHANOL — HOUSTON, TX","source_type":"incident","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":null,"effective_on":"1993-08-18","summary":"Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 1993-08-18 in HOUSTON, TX.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-hazmat-incident-i-1993090331.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-hazmat-incident-i-1993090331.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-hazmat-incident-i-1993090331","source_url":"https://portal.phmsa.dot.gov/PDFGenerator/getPublicReport/OHMIR_5800-1-PUBLIC?INCIDENTID=DyKdSRHn%2FFjHuJtB2YyB3g%3D%3D","body":"PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1993090331.\nIncident date: 1993-08-18.\nLocation: HOUSTON, TX.\nMode: Rail.\nCarrier/reporter: SOUTHERN PACIFIC LINES.\nShipper: METHANEX CORP.\nMaterials: UN1230; METHANOL; hazard class 3; 1602 LGA released.\nWhat failed: Closure (e.g., Cap, Top, or Plug); Piping or Fittings.\nReported failure causes: Loose Closure, Component, or Device.\nReported result: Spillage.\nReporter-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.","truncated":false,"body_characters":688}