PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1996110567 — XYLENES — OGDEN, UT

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Incident I-1996110567PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1996110567. Incident date: 1996-10-22. Location: OGDEN, UT. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: DYCE CHEM INC. Shipper: BASIS PETROLEUM INC. Materials: UN1307; XYLENES; hazard class 3; 138 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Bottom Outlet Valve; Closure (e.g., Cap, Top, or Plug); Piping or Fittings. Reported failure causes: Defective Component or Device. Reported result: Spillage, Environmental Damage. 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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