PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2015050328 — SULFUR, MOLTEN — DOURO, TX

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Incident I-2015050328PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2015050328. Incident date: 2015-05-06. Location: DOURO, TX. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: UNITED PETROLEUM TRANSPORTS, INC.. Shipper: DCP MIDSTREAM. Materials: NA2448; SULFUR, MOLTEN; hazard class 9; 3000 LGA released. What failed: Manway or Dome Cover; Valve Stem. How failed: Burst or Ruptured. Reported failure causes: Broken Component or Device; 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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