PHMSA Hazmat Incident X-2007090006 — METHANOL — KNOXVILLE, TN

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Incident X-2007090006PHMSA hazardous materials incident report X-2007090006. Incident date: 2007-09-04. Location: KNOXVILLE, TN. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: Norfolk Southern Railway Company. Shipper: Southern Garrett, LLC. Materials: UN1230; METHANOL; hazard class 3; 1 LGA released. What failed: Liquid Valve. How failed: Leaked. Reported failure causes: Loose Closure, Component, or Device. 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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