PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2000070181 — PROPYLENE — NEW WAVERLY, IN

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Incident I-2000070181PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2000070181. Incident date: 2000-06-19. Location: NEW WAVERLY, IN. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILROAD. Shipper: BP AMOCO OIL COMPANY. Materials: UN1077; PROPYLENE; hazard class 2.1; 0 released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings. How failed: Burst or Ruptured. Reported failure causes: Loose Closure, Component, or Device. Reported result: Vapor(Gas) Dispersion. 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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