PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2000010390 — METHANOL — MEDFORD, OR

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Incident I-2000010390PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2000010390. Incident date: 1999-12-07. Location: MEDFORD, OR. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: CENTRAL OREGON & PACIFIC RAILR. Shipper: METHANEX METHANOL. Materials: UN1230; METHANOL; hazard class 3; 1750 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Bottom Outlet Valve; Piping or Fittings. Reported failure causes: Defective 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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