{"operation":"document","citation":"PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1998100351","title":"PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1998100351 — XYLENES — WESTLAKE, LA","source_type":"incident","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":null,"effective_on":"1998-08-20","summary":"Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 1998-08-20 in WESTLAKE, LA.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-hazmat-incident-i-1998100351.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-hazmat-incident-i-1998100351.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-hazmat-incident-i-1998100351","source_url":"https://portalpublic.phmsa.dot.gov/analytics/saw.dll?Portal?PortalPath=/shared/Public%20Website%20Pages/_portal/Hazmat%20Incident%20Report%20Search","body":"PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1998100351.\nIncident date: 1998-08-20.\nLocation: WESTLAKE, LA.\nMode: Highway.\nCarrier/reporter: CHEMICAL LEAMAN TANK LINES INC.\nShipper: OCTEL AMERICA.\nMaterials: UN1307; XYLENES; hazard class 3; 525 LGA released.\nWhat failed: Auxiliary Valve; Bottom Outlet Valve; Piping or Fittings.\nHow failed: Burst or Ruptured.\nReported failure causes: Loose Closure, Component, or Device; Water Damage.\nReported result: Spillage.\nReporter-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.","truncated":false,"body_characters":746}