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

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- **citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1997100344
- **title:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1997100344 — XYLENES — REVERSE, ID
- **source type:** incident
- **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- **status:** historical
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- **effective on:** 1997-09-24
- **summary:** Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 1997-09-24 in REVERSE, ID.
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PHMSA 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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