PHMSA Hazmat Incident X-2015090236 — SULFUR, MOLTEN — Mobile, AL

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Incident X-2015090236PHMSA hazardous materials incident report X-2015090236. Incident date: 2015-08-30. Location: Mobile, AL. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: CSX Transportation. Shipper: Chevron Products. Materials: NA2448; SULFUR, MOLTEN; hazard class 9; 0.5 LGA released. What failed: Pressure Relief Valve or Device - Non-Reclosing. How failed: Leaked. Reported failure causes: Defective Component or Device. Reported result: Spillage, 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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