PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2000060981 — XYLENES — NEW IBERIA, LA

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Incident I-2000060981PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2000060981. Incident date: 2000-05-03. Location: NEW IBERIA, LA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: BURLINGTON NORTHERN & SANTA FE. Shipper: EQUISTAR CHEMICAL LP. Materials: UN1307; XYLENES; hazard class 3; 600 LGA released. What failed: Basic Material. How failed: Ripped or Torn. Reported failure causes: Derailment. Reported result: Spillage, Material Entered Waterway/Storm Sewer. 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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