PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1999072127 — METHANOL — HAMLET, NC

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Incident I-1999072127PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1999072127. Incident date: 1999-07-02. Location: HAMLET, NC. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: CSX TRANSPORTATION. Shipper: J L M IND INC. Materials: UN1230; METHANOL; hazard class 3; 500 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings. How failed: Crushed. Reported failure causes: Derailment; Rollover Accident. 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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