PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1995071466 — SULFUR, MOLTEN — COLUMBUS, NE

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Incident I-1995071466PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1995071466. Incident date: 1995-06-27. Location: COLUMBUS, NE. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CO. Shipper: EXXON CHEM AMERICAS. Materials: NA2448; SULFUR, MOLTEN; hazard class 9; 300 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Bottom Outlet Valve; Piping or Fittings. Reported failure causes: Loose Closure, Component, or Device. 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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