PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1995090484 — METHYL MERCAPTAN — CALDWELL, TX

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Incident I-1995090484PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1995090484. Incident date: 1995-08-08. Location: CALDWELL, TX. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: ATCHISON TOPEKA & SANTA FE RY. Shipper: ATOCHEM NORTH AMERICA. Materials: UN1064; METHYL MERCAPTAN; hazard class 2.3; 0 released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings; Vapor Valve. Reported failure causes: Over-pressurized. 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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