PHMSA Hazmat Incident X-2010100107 — POLYCHORINATED BIPHENYLS, LIQUID — RED BUTTES, WY

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Incident X-2010100107PHMSA hazardous materials incident report X-2010100107. Incident date: 2010-09-17. Location: RED BUTTES, WY. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: Union Pacific Railroad. Shipper: Clean Harbors / CLEAN HARBORS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES. Materials: UN2315; POLYCHORINATED BIPHENYLS, LIQUID; hazard class 9; 0.0625 LGA released | UN3432; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS, SOLID; hazard class 9; 84576 SLB released. What failed: Pressure Relief Valve or Device - Reclosing; Pressure Relief Valve or Device - Reclosing. How failed: Leaked; Leaked. Reported failure causes: Derailment; Rollover Accident. 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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