PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1998020005 — PROPYLENE — KANSAS CITY, KS

Current as of 1997-12-22 Government source

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety AdministrationOfficial agency material

View source

Incident I-1998020005PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1998020005. Incident date: 1997-12-22. Location: KANSAS CITY, KS. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: BURLINGTON NORTHERN & SANTA FE. Shipper: AMOCO CHEMICAL CORP. Materials: UN1077; PROPYLENE; hazard class 2.1; 31700 LGA released. What failed: Basic Material. How failed: Ripped or Torn. Reported failure causes: Derailment. Reported result: 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.#

This material provides agency context. It does not replace binding regulatory text, and its legal effect depends on the underlying authority and facts.