PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2001090819 — XYLENES — EMHOUSE, TX

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Incident I-2001090819PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2001090819. Incident date: 2001-08-10. Location: EMHOUSE, TX. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: BURLINGTON NORTHERN & SANTA FE. Shipper: GEORGIA GULF / OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CO / TAUBER OIL CO. Materials: UN1307; XYLENES; hazard class 3; 275 LGA released | UN1824; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 5640 LGA released | UN2312; PHENOL, MOLTEN; hazard class 6.1; 18141.25 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings. How failed: Ripped or Torn. Reported failure causes: Defective Component or Device; Derailment; Rollover Accident / 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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