PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2009100065 — ALCOHOLS, N.O.S. — KNOXVILLE, TN

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Incident I-2009100065PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2009100065. Incident date: 2009-09-15. Location: KNOXVILLE, TN. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: KNOXVILLE & HOLSTON RIVER RAILROAD. Shipper: HAWKEYE RENEWABLES. Materials: UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 25 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 8179 LGA released. What failed: Vacuum Relief Valve. How failed: Leaked / Torn Off or Damaged. Reported failure causes: Derailment. 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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