PHMSA Hazmat Incident X-2011030101 — SULFUR, MOLTEN — ROANOKE, VA

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Incident X-2011030101PHMSA hazardous materials incident report X-2011030101. Incident date: 2011-02-20. Location: ROANOKE, VA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: Norfolk Southern Railway Company. Shipper: Irving oil Commercial GP. Materials: UN2448; SULFUR, MOLTEN; hazard class 4.1; 1 SLB released. What failed: Manway or Dome Cover. How failed: Leaked. Reported failure causes: Defective Component or Device. Reported result: 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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