PHMSA Hazmat Incident X-2018070532 — TOLUENE — PORTLAND, OR

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Incident X-2018070532PHMSA hazardous materials incident report X-2018070532. Incident date: 2018-07-03. Location: PORTLAND, OR. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY. Shipper: Tauber Oil Company by Intercontinental Terminals Co.. Materials: UN1294; TOLUENE; hazard class 3; 150 LGA released. What failed: Liquid Valve. How failed: Leaked. Reported failure causes: Improper Preparation for Transportation. 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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