PHMSA Hazmat Incident X-2020080452 — LPG — KENOVA, WV

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Incident X-2020080452PHMSA hazardous materials incident report X-2020080452. Incident date: 2020-08-14. Location: KENOVA, WV. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION. Shipper: Marathon Petroleum Company. Materials: UN1075; LPG; hazard class 2.1; 5 GCF released. What failed: Pressure Relief Valve or Device - Reclosing. How failed: Vented. Reported failure causes: Over-pressurized. Reported result: 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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