PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2008020478 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES — LAREDO, TX

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Incident I-2008020478PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2008020478. Incident date: 2007-10-05. Location: LAREDO, TX. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD. Shipper: DOMECQ IMPORTERS. Materials: UN3065; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; hazard class 3; 120 LGA released. What failed: Bolts or Nuts; Bottom Outlet Valve; Flange. How failed: Leaked. Reported failure causes: Threads Worn or Cross Threaded. 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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