PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1999120454 — TOLUENE — BEAUMONT, TX

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Incident I-1999120454PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1999120454. Incident date: 1999-11-16. Location: BEAUMONT, TX. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CO. Shipper: TAUBER OIL CO. Materials: UN1294; TOLUENE; hazard class 3; 5 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Bottom Outlet 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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