PHMSA Hazmat Incident X-2015120077 — ALCOHOLS, N.O.S. — ALMA, WI

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Incident X-2015120077PHMSA hazardous materials incident report X-2015120077. Incident date: 2015-11-07. Location: ALMA, WI. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: BNSF Railway Company. Shipper: POET Biorefining / POET BIOREFINING. Materials: UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 100 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 150 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 19558 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 5 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 600 LGA released. What failed: Body / Bottom Outlet Valve / Liquid Valve / Manway or Dome Cover. How failed: Leaked / Torn Off or Damaged. Reported failure causes: 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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