PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2005081619 — VINYL ACETATE, STABILIZED — ALLENTOWN, PA

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Incident I-2005081619PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2005081619. Incident date: 2005-08-13. Location: ALLENTOWN, PA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY. Shipper: KINDER MORGAN BULK TERMINAL LLC. Materials: UN1301; VINYL ACETATE, STABILIZED; hazard class 3; 0.26418 LGA released. What failed: Manway or Dome Cover; Vapor Valve. How failed: Leaked; Leaked. Reported failure causes: Loose Closure, Component, or Device; 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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