PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2006030334 — XYLENES — COTTON, CA

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Incident I-2006030334PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2006030334. Incident date: 2006-02-03. Location: COTTON, CA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD. Shipper: FLINT HILLS RESOURCES. Materials: UN1307; XYLENES; hazard class 3; 5 LGA released. What failed: Liquid Valve; Threaded Connection. How failed: Leaked. Reported failure causes: Loose Closure, Component, or Device. Reported result: Spillage, 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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