PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2002030378 — METHANOL — MEMPHIS, TN

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Incident I-2002030378PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2002030378. Incident date: 2002-02-01. Location: MEMPHIS, TN. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: BURLINGTON NORTHERN & SANTA FE. Shipper: MITSUBISHI GAS CHEM AMERICA. Materials: UN1230; METHANOL; hazard class 3; 4400 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings. How failed: Ripped or Torn. Reported failure causes: Derailment; Rollover Accident; Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage. 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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