PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2006061139 — STYRENE MONOMER, STABILIZED — PALATINE, IL

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Incident I-2006061139PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2006061139. Incident date: 2006-03-03. Location: PALATINE, IL. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: BELT RAILWAY CO OF CHICAGO. Shipper: LYONDELL CHEMICAL CO.. Materials: UN2055; STYRENE MONOMER, STABILIZED; hazard class 3; 5 LGA released. What failed: Bottom Outlet Valve. How failed: Leaked. Reported failure causes: Deterioration or Aging. 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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