PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2010050554 — LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS — WEST JEFFERSON, NC

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Incident I-2010050554PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2010050554. Incident date: 2009-09-30. Location: WEST JEFFERSON, NC. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: INDEPENDENCE OIL & LP GAS. Shipper: INDEPENDENCE OIL & LP GAS. Materials: UN1075; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; hazard class 2.1; 20 LGA released. What failed: Piping or Fittings. How failed: Bent. Reported failure causes: Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage. 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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