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

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- **citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2005081619
- **title:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2005081619 — VINYL ACETATE, STABILIZED — ALLENTOWN, PA
- **source type:** incident
- **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- **status:** historical
- **official:** true
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- **effective on:** 2005-08-13
- **summary:** Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 2005-08-13 in ALLENTOWN, PA.
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PHMSA 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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