Selected Report: B-412-2010
| Spill Report Information |
| Spill Number: |
B-412-2010 |
| Report Status: |
Final Report |
| MCD Town: |
SEARSPORT |
| Local Name: |
SEARSPORT |
| Primary Responder: |
DARIAN F HIGGINS |
| Primary Product: |
SODIUM HYDROXIDE {101} - 0.00 ESTIMATE
|
| Subject/Owner: |
MONTREAL, MAINE & ATLANTIC RAILWAY - - |
| I. EVENT |
| Spill Info |
| Type: |
Hazardous Material Incident |
| Source: |
Land Transportation - Railroad |
| Cause: |
Accident - Transportation |
| Spill Date/Time |
| Spill Date/Time: |
08/05/2010
|
| Reporter Type/Detection Method |
| Type: |
Subject/Spiller {2} |
| Method: |
Other |
| Reported Date/Time |
| Reported Date/Time: |
08/05/2010
|
| Subject/Spiller (Potential Responsible Party) |
| Contact: |
MONTREAL, MAINE & ATLANTIC RAILWAY
15 IRON RD
HERMON ME 04401 USA
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| Comment: |
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| Primary Responder and Other Employees |
| Contact(s): |
DARIAN F HIGGINS (Primary Responder)
|
| Comment: |
No Further Response Action Expected |
| II. SITE |
| Location |
| Location Type: |
Business - Industrial {ID} |
| Name: |
GAC CHEMICAL/MM&A |
| Street Address: |
34 KIDDER POINT RD |
| MCD Town: |
SEARSPORT |
| Local Name: |
SEARSPORT |
| State/Province: |
ME |
| Spill Point |
| Spill Point: |
|
| Wells and Media Affected |
| Wells Affected: |
0 Wells Impacted/ 0 Wells At Risk
|
| Media Affected: |
|
| Tanks Involved |
| Tanks Involved: |
NONE
|
| III. CLEANUP |
| Product Reported: |
SODIUM HYDROXIDE {101} |
| Products Found/Amount Spilled: |
SODIUM HYDROXIDE {101} - 0.00 ESTIMATE
(Primary Product) |
| Material Recovered: |
NONE
|
| Recovery/Treatment Method: |
NONE
|
| Cleanup DTREE: |
|
| Disposal Information: |
No spill occured |
| IV. NARRATIVE |
|
At 0800 hours on August 5, 2010, Tom Tardiff of Montreal Maine and Atlantic Railway called to report that one of their tank cars had derailed just outside the GAC Chemical rail yard in Searsport. The car was used to transport 50% Sodium Hydroxide solution to GAC. The particular car was thought and confirmed to have been off loaded. Though the car was off loaded, it was possible that several hundred gallons of product could be in the car. When the car derailed, the truck assemblies came apart and damaged the outer skin of the tank car in several places, puncturing it at least once. It was not obvious if the interior tank had been damaged. MMA dispatched their rail-mounted heavy crane from Brownville to recover the damaged car. The damaged trucks were rebuilt on site and the car was eventually transported to Hermon to be repaired. No product was lost in the process. No further Response action expected.
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| V.ATTACHMENTS |
| None |
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