PHMSA Hazmat Incident X-2019030319 — STYRENE MONOMER, STABILIZED — JOLIET, IL

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Incident X-2019030319PHMSA hazardous materials incident report X-2019030319. Incident date: 2019-02-08. Location: JOLIET, IL. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY. Shipper: Ineos Styrolution America LLC. Materials: UN2055; STYRENE MONOMER, STABILIZED; hazard class 3; 14000 LGA released. What failed: Body. How failed: Leaked. Reported failure causes: Derailment. Reported result: Spillage. 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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