PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1998080495 — BUTANOLS — EAGLE PASS, TX

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Incident I-1998080495PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1998080495. Incident date: 1998-07-24. Location: EAGLE PASS, TX. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CO. Shipper: OXY PETROCHEMICALS. Materials: UN1120; BUTANOLS; hazard class 3; 1 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings. Reported failure causes: Loose Closure, Component, or Device. Reported result: Spillage. 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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