PHMSA Hazmat Incident X-2012010183 — ALCOHOLS, N.O.S. — WESTVILLE, IN

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Incident X-2012010183PHMSA hazardous materials incident report X-2012010183. Incident date: 2012-01-06. Location: WESTVILLE, IN. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: CSX Transportation. Shipper: Shell Oil Company / SHELL OIL COMPANY. Materials: UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 0.25 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 0.5 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 1 LGA released. What failed: Bottom Outlet Valve; Liquid Valve / Liquid Valve; Pressure Relief Valve or Device - Reclosing / Stub Sill (Tank Car); Tank Head / Valve Stem; Vapor Valve. How failed: Ripped or Torn / Ripped or Torn; Ripped or Torn / Torn Off or Damaged. Reported failure causes: Human Error / Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage / Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage; Derailment / Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage; Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage. 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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