PHMSA Hazmat Incident X-2012070261 — METHANOL — Cisco, TX

Current as of 2012-06-17 Government source

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Incident X-2012070261PHMSA hazardous materials incident report X-2012070261. Incident date: 2012-06-17. Location: Cisco, TX. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: Union Pacific Railroad. Shipper: Methanex Methanol. Materials: UN1230; METHANOL; hazard class 3; 22500 LGA released. What failed: Tank Head; Tank Shell. How failed: Ripped or Torn; Ripped or Torn. Reported failure causes: Derailment; Derailment. Reported result: Spillage, Material Entered Waterway/Storm Sewer, Environmental Damage. 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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