# PHMSA Hazmat Incident X-2021060493 — ALCOHOLS, N.O.S. — NEEDLES, CA

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- **citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident X-2021060493
- **title:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident X-2021060493 — ALCOHOLS, N.O.S. — NEEDLES, CA
- **source type:** incident
- **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- **status:** historical
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- **effective on:** 2021-06-12
- **summary:** Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 2021-06-12 in NEEDLES, CA.
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PHMSA hazardous materials incident report X-2021060493.
Incident date: 2021-06-12.
Location: NEEDLES, CA.
Mode: Rail.
Carrier/reporter: BNSF Railway Company.
Shipper: Plymouth Energy LLC.
Materials: UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 290 LGA released.
What failed: Bottom Outlet Valve; Bottom Outlet Valve.
How failed: Leaked; Leaked.
Reported failure causes: Loose Closure, Component, or Device; Valve Open.
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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