PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2005050014 — PROPYLENE TETRAMER — BUFFALO, NY

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Incident I-2005050014PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2005050014. Incident date: 2005-03-20. Location: BUFFALO, NY. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: CSX TRANSPORTATION INC. Shipper: EXXONMOBIL / IMPERIAL OIL CHEMICAL DIVISION, CANADA, LTD. Materials: UN2850; PROPYLENE TETRAMER; hazard class 3; 588 LGA released. What failed: Bottom Outlet Valve; Flange. How failed: Torn Off or Damaged; Torn Off or Damaged. Reported failure causes: Derailment; Derailment. 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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