PHMSA Hazmat Incident X-2009040018 — SULFUR, MOLTEN — PLAQUEMINE, LA

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Incident X-2009040018PHMSA hazardous materials incident report X-2009040018. Incident date: 2009-03-07. Location: PLAQUEMINE, LA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: Union Pacific Railroad. Shipper: ConocoPhillips Company / REICHHOLD CHEMICAL CO INC. Materials: NA2448; SULFUR, MOLTEN; hazard class 9; 1500 LGA released | UN2055; STYRENE MONOMER, STABILIZED; hazard class 3; 0.007812 LGA released. What failed: Tank Head / Tank Shell; Tank Shell. How failed: Cracked / Gouged or Cut; Punctured. Reported failure causes: Derailment / Derailment; Derailment. Reported result: Spillage, Fire, Material Entered Waterway/Storm Sewer, 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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