PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2012110175 — PROPANE — PORT READING, NJ

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Incident I-2012110175PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2012110175. Incident date: 2012-10-03. Location: PORT READING, NJ. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: PAPCO CORPORATION. Shipper: HESS CORPORATION. Materials: UN1978; PROPANE; hazard class 2.1; 14.25 LGA released. What failed: Discharge Valve or Coupling; Hose; O-Ring or Seals. How failed: Failed to Operate; Leaked. Reported failure causes: Defective Component or Device; Defective 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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