PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1997100344 — XYLENES — REVERSE, ID

Current as of 1997-09-24 Government source

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Incident I-1997100344PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1997100344. Incident date: 1997-09-24. Location: REVERSE, ID. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CO. Shipper: AMERICAN PRESIDENT COMPANIES. Materials: UN1307; XYLENES; hazard class 3; 120 LGA released. What failed: Basic Material. How failed: Punctured; Abraded; Cracked; Crushed. Reported failure causes: Improper Preparation for Transportation; Inadequate Blocking and Bracing; Too Much Weight on Package. Reported result: Spillage, Fire. 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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