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CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION Memorandum November 5, 1992 TO: FROM: RE: Vinyl Chloride Panel Has Shah CTIRP Incident Report DISTRIBUTED WITH PERMISSION OF VISTA CHEMICAL COMPANY 2501 M Street, NW, Washington, DC 20037 202-887-1100 Panafax 202-887-1237 Telex 89617 (CMA WSH) Interoffice Communication on Monday, October 5, 1992, at approximately 4:15 a.m., I received a call from Keith Fogg informing me that a derailment had occurred involving seven Vinyl Chloride Monomer tank cars in Kamack, Texas. The following is a summary of information about the event. At approximately 3:15 a.m. on Monday, October 5, 1992, a 100 car KCS freight train suffered a derailment in the community of Kamack, Texas, near the intersection of Highways 43 and 134. Involved in the derailment were seven vinyl chloride tank cars, all from the Vista VCM Plant and en route to Oklahoma City. There were no other cars involved. A security officer at the nearby Longhorn Munitions Plant contacted KCS and local authorities after witnessing the event. KCS personnel surveyed the scene, and after determining that VCM was involved, made the appropriate notifications. CHEMTREC was notified, and in turn contacted the Vista LCCP Main Gate. Keith Fogg contacted me and informed me of the derailment. At the time, it was known that there were no readily apparent leaks, and response personnel from KCS, Morton Thiokol, the Harrison County Sheriff's office, and local EMS personnel wer on the scene. CHEMTREC had sent additional information to the scene on vinyl chloride. After discussing the event with personnel on the scene, and notifying plant management, a decision was made to respond from Lake Charles to the scene. The initial response team consisted of Charlie McDonald and myself. After obtaining the CTIRP response vehicle from LCCP, and procuring some equipment from the VCM Plant, the team responded at about 6:00 a.m. Upon arrival at the scene, at 10:18 a.m., the following items were noted: 1. The derailment had occurred near the entrance to the Longhorn Munitions Plant, in the community of Karnack. The office building for the plant was almost 1/4 mil away. The Karnack Post Office and Fire Station wer about 100 yards from the site. The Karnack High School was within 1/2 mile of the site. A grocery store was within 1/4 mile of the derailment. Winds were calm, and the weather was sunny. CMA 111615 *> p*-- 2. There were seven VCM cars involved'?*' two "cars" were derailed, three on their sides, and two cars were resting upside down on their domes. 3. A loose perimeter had been established along Highway 134 by the Sheriff's Department. Access to the site was controlled. The Post Office and High School were closed. 4. Personnel were on the scene from KCS and Hulcher Services, and equipment was being readied to rerail the cars. Emergency responders included fire department, EMS, and sheriff's department personnel. Morton Thiokol had dispatched its fire truck to the scene from the Munitions plant. 5. The high school had been closed for the day, along with the post office. No residents had been evacuated, but buses from the school district were standing by in cas evacuation of the community was necessary. Two invalids living nearby had been visited by the EMS crews. About 50 response personnel were on the scene. 6. There were three television news crews filming at the site, outside the perimeter. After assessing the incident, I asked for a meeting with representatives from all responding agencies. During that meeting, a discussion was held on the hazards of VCM. KCS outlined their plans for rerailing the cars. Fire and EMS officials discussed their plans for evacuation should the situation change. All parties acknowledged their agreement with the plans as outlined, and the rerailing task began. During assessment, and before and after rerailing, the cars were checked thoroughly with an explosimeter and TLV analyzer for leaks. No levels of VCM were detected during the entire rerail operation. At approximately 12:45, Kerry Gregg arrived from Houston. There was little information available to the public up to that point, and some misinformation had been heard. After consultation with Pete Markey, it was determined that a statement should be made to the press. At 1:50 p.m., I issued that statement and fielded a few questions. By 2:30 p.m. th press had left the scene. The seven cars were rerailed by 6:40 p.m. without incident. Five of the cars sustained insulation damage and one car received coupler damage. The braking systems were damaged on all five cars that had rolled off their trucks. Upon mutual agreement, it was decided to relocate and tranload six of the CMA 111616 seven cars. OHM was chosen as the contractor to do so. Stan Polwort arrived on the scene to provide assistance from S & T, and an inspector from the Bureau of Explosives arrived shortly thereafter. On Tuesday, October 6, I spent the morning communicating with interested parties on the particulars of the event and obtaining information on the transfer process. KCS moved the six cars and six empty cars to the transfer site, and Charlie McDonald inspected the site. At 3:20 p.m., a meeting was held between Vista, KCS, and OHM concerning the transfer process. A review was conducted on Vinyl Chloride and its hazards. OHM outlined their transfer procedures and agreed to allow vista personnel to inspect the setups before beginning transfers. Nitrogen purges would be used to clear the hoses before disconnecting. It was agreed that transfer operations would stop as trains passed on the main line, or if lightning was in the area. After agreement was reached on OHM's and Vista's procedures, preparation began for transfer. Barry Enix arrived from LCCP at 7:00 p.m. At 9:29 p.m. on October 6, the first transfer was begun. At 7:47 a.m. on October 7, the second OHM crew began transfer operations. During transfer operations, Barry Enix and Stan Polwort covered the night shift, while Charlie McDonald and myself provided daytime coverage. There were frequent delays for trains and one shutdown for lightning before operations were completed at 6:05 a.m. on Thursday, October 8. The railroad switched the cars and prepared for shipment of the full cars to Oklahoma City at 1:00 p.m. on October 8. Barry Enix, Charlie McDonald, and Stan Polwort left the area on October 8, and I stayed an additional day to wrap up the event and recognize the local responders. The following are some observations from the responding team: 1. The CTIRP Drill that was held shortly before the event helped the team a great deal. Because the drill and th incident contained similar situations, the team was better prepared to respond to the actual event. 2. The CTIRP vehicle provided the team with the appropriate equipment for the response. Knowing that the team had the right equipment for handling emergency scenarios mad us feel more comfortable with our response. Having that equipment on the vehicle allowed us to respond quickly and professionally. 3. Having public relations personnel on the site proved to be a real asset. Kerry Gregg assisted in the preparation of the press statement and interacted with other agencies to help ensure a flow of information to the public. His presence allowed the team to concentrate on the incident. CMA 111617 4. The training for CTIRP responders proved quite helpful. During the course of the event, the team members were drawing upon their experiences at Tank Car School and Ammerman Media Training. Without that training, the team could not have responded to this event in as effective a manner. 5. While travelling to the event, and until Kerry Gregg arrived, the team had little communication with the scene or plant management. A cellular telephone for the CTIRP vehicle would have allowed the team to have additional information while in route, and to communicate with personnel on the scene. 6. As an item for future reference, it should be noted that it took longer to transfer from the 31M gallon cars into the 48M gallon (jumbo) cars as opposed to transfers between cars of similar size. In addition to the previous summary, the following attachments are included to provide more information about this event: Attachment A - Map of the site Attachment B - List of cars Attachment C - Newspaper articles Attachment D - Chronology of events The following persons should be recognized for their contributions to this response: Charlie McDonald, Barry Enix, Stan Polwort, and Kerry Gregg for responding to the scene and providing professional assistance; Pete Markey, Archie Fruge, and others at the VCM Plant provided information and resources to the response team; the Community Relations group for preparing the "if-asked" statement; Keith Fogg for his advice on transfer safety; Mike Kerlegon and his group for arranging for the prompt delivery of empty cars to the site; and the people of KCS, Hulcher, and OHM, as well as the emergency responders from various agencies who helped the incident run smoothly and safely. M. D. Lunsford lk cc: PEM, JEB CMA 111618 bEftAlUACf^r S I TET V3-20G-S CMA 111619 i NUMBER WEIGHT CARSEAL # TILX 400006 174000 N/A GATX 26569 177700 66809 VICX 9056 205600 66819 VICX 9028 203700 66812 VICX 9022 207100 66816 VICX 9013 209000 66813 VICX 9053 204600 66882 ATTACHMENT B RAILCARS INVOLVED POSITION DERAILED UPRIGHT TRANSFERRED CARSEAL TO # N/A N/A ON DOME UTLX 96363 66810 ON DOME VICX 4827 66817 ON SIDE VICX 9021 66814 ON SIDE VICX 9025 66820 ON SIDE VICX 9046 DERAILED UPRIGHT VICX 4833 66814 66815 TRANSFER TIME N/A 4 hrs. 21 mins. 6 hrs. 28 mins. 6 hrs. 6 mins. 5 hrs. 15 mins. 6 hrs. 9 mins. 8 hrs. 55 mins jHHaSSSL' . asEags;dv & ft CMA 111620 MONDAY October 5, 1992 HUNDREDS MISSING AFTER JET CRASHES INTO HOUSING AREA pag 11 news messenger Vol. 116 No. 102 MARSHALL, TEXAS 1 Section 12 Pages 35$ Chemical cars derail in Karnack ATTACHMENT C o > O) to No leaks offlammable liquid are reported JAMES OSBORNE News Messenger KISD closes POTENTIAL DANGER -- A Texas Railroad Commission official Inspects several Kansas City Southern rail tank cars which overturned in Karnack early Monday. Each of the seven cars which derailed contains 31,000 gallons of vinyl chlo ride, a highly flammable Industrial chemical. Five of the seven cars overturned, but officials said there were no leaks reported. imwtatPayM) KARNACK -- Lawmen and two nearby emergency officials sealed off campusesa one-half mile area here today after several tank cars carrying a highly flammable chemical in a Kansas City Southern Rail MICHAEL J. MIGA News Messenger way train derailed near a school, a residential area, and Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant early today. Authorities said no one was KARNACK -- Students in Karnack public schools got an unexpected day off today when campuses were closed follow injured in the derailment but ing train derailment near the Karnack schools were closed secondary campus. and city and school officials are taking precautions to insure no injanes or further accidents occur as a result of the mishap. No residents werfc asked to leave their homes this morning, but traffic has been restricted along streets highways in the area. Officials feared the early morning derailment, which took place about 400 yards to 300 yards northeast of the secondary campus, might have caused an extremely flammable substance, vinyl chloride, to leak from sev eral tanker cars. Not long after the derailment, Harrison County Judge Rod officials from, the Harrison ney Gilstrsp, the county's chief County Sheriff's Office called emergency officer, said the Har Acting Superintendent Dr. Anita rison County Sheriff's Depart Walker and suggested schools ment and KCS officials have be closed for the day. been monitoring die situation "The sheriff's department rec- See DERAIL/2 See SCHOOLS/2 Column One-- OH +.1*51111f local/Texas Monday, Oct. 5, 1992 BITUARY Schools Continued from 1 Local Data TEMPERATURES Avenge low 60.0 High Lew tun. Record low 1979, 40 Sunday SO S3 34 Record Rainfall 1949, 3.11 Last Year 1992`a High I992*t Lew 6 54 34 SUNRISE-SUNSET 96, Au|. 10 Sumet toaight6:37 IT. ha. IJ Sunrise tomorrow 7:14 Tnf> i mi v-- md l Forecast Marshall area: Tonight, fair. PRECIPITATION Low in the upper 30s. Light 8 lai.-km. 0.00 southeast wind. Total, month 0.00 Tuesday, mostly sunny. High Normal, month Total, year Normal to date Normal annual Oct 5 3.03 in die mid 80s. Southeast wind 36.38 near 10 mph. 37.39 45.57 Eitended (WednesdayFriday): Wednesday increasing Avg. mean temperature 72.5 clouds with a slight chance of Average high 84.9 showers and thunderstorms. Record high ___ 1927, 94 Highs in the 80s. THIS WEATHER CENTER IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY Key Air Conditioning & Heating Inc. 4610 Kamack Highway 938-9141 Authorized Trane Dealer TACLB000703C *tt's JMnf to stop g Trane" fmn Wrv rl Edna Jameson_____ Sullivan Funeral Home Graveside services for Edna Ann Hiu Jameson, 79, of Marshall, were held at 2 p.m. today at Colo nial Gardens Cemetery with the Rev. Rocky Burrow offici ating. Jameson Mrs. Jame son died Thursday. Oct. I, 1992 at Good Shepherd Medical Cen ter after an extended illness. She was bom in Bandera on Sept 19, 1913, to Eamiel F. Hanz and Louisa Vclka Ham. She was manied to Thomas Orben Jameson on May 4,1940, in San Angelo. He preceded her in death on Oct. 6. 1986. Mrs. Jameson was a home maker and was formerly employed as a housekeeper for and were expected to have the derailment site cleaned by noon today. "Four tank can full of vinyl chloride derailed and are on their sides, according to Sher iff's department and railway officials," said Gilstrap. "One or two other cars are off the tracks, but they are upright. There are no leaks or discharge of the chemical from the over turned cars at the rite." Gilstrap said vinyl chloride is a highly flammable sub stance, according to railway officials. "City and Kamack school a physician. She attended Boeme public schools, was a member of the American Association of Retired Persons, and was a member of the Fireman's Ladies Auxiliary in San Angelo. She was also a member of the Baptist Church, was a poet, and loved poetry. She was also preceded in death by three sisters and one brother. Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Jean and Robot Heroit of Marshall; a son. Bob Earl Jameson of Linden; Two grandchildren, Theresa Kilby of Houston and Scott Heroit of Marshall; a sister, Mrs. Louise Roach of Midland, and a number of nieces and nephews. Active pallbearers were members of the Marshal! Fire Department. ommended we close schools, so we did." said KISD Board of Trustees President John Alford. Walker was on the scene Monday morning to be on hand in the event that an evacuation of residents was ordered from the area. Reports stated that Kamack ISD would provide school buses to transport resi dents out of the area, if hi evacuation was deemed necessary. Walker received the call from the sheriff's office 4: IS a.m., about 43 minutes after the derailment. She then called radio and television stations, asking them to include m their Hospital News Those admitted into Mar shall Memorial Hospital Sun^y, Oct 4, were Henry L Jackson, Carrie A. Olicer, Mar garet O. Quillian, Virgil Roberton, Patricia A. biggs, Junes R. Eddings, Jr., Lillie M. James, and Sonia r. Howard. Derail Continued from 1 officials are taking no chances as a result of the derailment," said Gilstrap. "Residents of die area have been evacuated and school officials have cancelled school at least through today. "Sheriff (Bill) Oldham noti fied me of the accident approx imately between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m. today by car phone." According to Gilstrap, the incident occurred a very short distance south of the west gate main entrance leading to the Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant where Texas 43 intersects with Texas 134. "The railway company has sent in a special crew for train derailments from their Corsi cana facility," Gilstiap said. "The game plan is for the rail way company to bring in a crane and lift die overturned tank cws onto flat bed trailers, and move them to a deserted site and drain them of their highly flammable chemical." KCS officials ate also inves tigating die site to determine the cause of the derailment. Gilstrap said railroad officials feared attempting to drain the tank can on-site because of die nearby school, ammunition plant and residences. /'" --* coverage of the derailment an advisory for KISD students to slay home. Walker also called secondary campus principal Vemora Mar shal! and elememaiy principal Cozetla Warren, requesting they contact teachers to advise them of the situation. School administrative offices were also shut down for the day, and anyone calling the superintendent's office was greeted with a recording explaining the school closing. Classes are scheduled to resume Tuesday morning, school officials said. Those discharged from die local hospital Sunday were: Wendie C. Smith, Wiliam L. Smith, Tina L. Cole, Whitney J. Turner, Crista R. Cole, Wiliam Q. Galson, and Kelley J. Hodges. Gilstrap said he would be the county official to contact the governor's office for addition al assistance, such as activat ing the National Guard, if the titutation warranted. "Whenever there is a situa tion that could escalate into a major disaster that could exceed our local capabilities. I'm always notified," said Gilstrap. "Sheriff Oldham and his department and railway officials are handling the situation very welt. We don't anticipate the situation becoming more seri ous thanl that which has already occurred." CMA 111622 n o (, mi M &i m Railroad craws work to right ovartumsd cars Monday following a darailmsnt naar Kamack tarty rionday morning. Darailmant of tha cars, which confined vinyl chlorida monomar, forcad tha rvacuation of a half-mila araa around tha sits. Karnack train derailment ploses school, ammo plant 4y Rich Lyons flammable properties as com Ok., where the chemical would JourW Oyttpoodtfff pressed propane gas. be used in the production of KARNACK -- A Kums City Some residents of the town left polyvinyl chloride (PVC). e roDthcm freight train loaded in s panic when they believed ear white plastic used primarily in kith flammable chemicals de- ly, incorrect reports dial the gas the manufacture of plumbing ailed here early Monday mom- was highly toxic and was escaping pipes. ng, causing the local elementary from the can. Of the seven can involved, chool to keep its doors dosed "VCM is not particularly toxic," three were on their side, two ind Longhorn Army Arnmuni- said Kerry L- Gregg, community were upside down, and two were ion Plant to turn workers away. relations coordinator for Vista off the tracks but still standing. No leaks were discovered in Chemical Company, the shipper, "Looking u the tank can. it he seven tenk cut that left the headquartered in Houston, "but it appears there is damage to them, rack u the crossing in front of is flammable, it is e human carcin when in reality these can are de he ammunition plsnL ogen, and studies show after years signed to withstand the severe The derailment occurred U 3 of constant exposure there is some impact," said Mike Lunsford, t.nt, and residents wen becked increased risk of cancer. safety director of the Vista ip one-half mile from the gates It was once used as an anes Chemical plant in Westlake. >f the ammunition plant as emer- thetic in surgery before more mod "The steel on the outside of the jency workers began retailing ern medicines were available. For can is there to bold four inches he cars containing vinyl chloride tunately, in this incident, we had of insulation on the can. We no fire, no leaks and no injuries." don't think there is any damage VCM is a compressed liquid The can were en route from ;ts that shares the same Westlake, La., to Oklahoma City, Son Derailment, 9*A Derailment forces school to close From 1-A to any of the can structurally." Once the can are righted and placed beck on the tracks, they wilt be moved several miles out of town and the contents will he uploaded to new can. That process is scheduled to be gin this morning if the cleanup is completed by then. The cleanup involves emer gency crews from KCS and Hulcher Emergency Services, a company specialising in early response lo derailments involving hazardous materials. "We've got four side-boomed tractors ind a from end loader from Hulcher," said Michael Hahn. KCS vice president of transportation, who was supervis ing tire emergency crews. "Every1 thing is going well." Officials will not begin trying lo determine the cause of the de railment until later todey. Hahn said the track is "pretty well tore up," end will not offer any clues to the cause of the mishap until the cirs sre removed end the track segments can be inspected in e lab. He expects the tracks will re open today for more train traffic. Fire trucks and ambulances from Marshall, Karnack and Waskom were on alert. Crews stayed the full half-mile distance from (be wreckage in the I event that an explosion occurred. I Officials from KCS, Visti and Hulcher said there was little dan- i ger of an explosion. o CoM> 51 --a. CD? "'ll CMA 111623 TUESDAY October , 1992 EAGLES MAUL COWBOYS, 31-7 pag 8 news messenger Vol. 116 No. 103 MARSHALL, TEXAS 1 Section 12 Pages 350 KCS rights derailed cars CMA 111624 r ON THE RIGHT TRACK --In thu photograph at left, workers from Kansas City Southern Railroad work to gat e tank car track on track following - the Monday morning derailment in Karnack. At right, Harrison County Fire Marshal Dennis Engdahl, standing, instructs Waskom volunteer firefighter ) Tim Wilson what to do If one of the derailed tank cars' ruptured as crews worked to put the cars back on the tracks. (PhMMfs*yn Classes open, But students ready to go 1 JAMES OSBORNE ' News Messenger* I- KARNACK -- Ktrnack school officials said classes resumed today following the derailment of several lank cars E loaded with a dangerous cheml_ icai, but buses would be mainI- lained, with drivers, at Karnack t Elementary School. Harrison Coumy fudge Rod( ney Gilslrap said school offi cials decided that should the evacuation of students at the school become necessary, the buses would remove students from the area. School officials said the pre caution is being taken because of the relative proximity of the school to a remote area near Platt Read where the five tank cars containing the chemical, vinyl chloride, will be drained. "Vinyl chloride ia a highly flammable substance, according to VISTA Co. Inc. and Kansas City Southern Railway offi cials," said Harrison County Judge Rodney Gilstrap. "School officials sse taking every pru dent measure necessary for the safety of the school children." KCS officials say it will be at least five days before all the tank cars involved in the derail ment of the KCS train early Monday are drained of the chemical. The five tanker cars carry ing vinyl chloride were part of a 78-car freight train passing through Karnack early Monday morning, en route to Oklahoma City. The tank cars are owned by VISTA Chemical Co. Inc., home-based in Houston and were being shipped from Lake Charles, La. Gilslrap, SherifF Bill Oldham and other county fire and emer gency officials said Monday afternoon every precaution in handling the chemical is being used. "We were told by VISTA Chemical and KCS representa tives because of the highly See DERAILMENT/8 Derailment h Continued from 1 c r> volatile nature of the vinyl chlo-; accidents' occurred as a result ride chemical involved, each of the mishap. No 'residents short distance south of the west gate main entrance leading to c c tank car would be righted and were asked to leave their homes the Longhorn Army Ammuni off-loaded one at a time, ; in a Monday, but traffic was restrict-' tion Plant where Texas 43 inter remote area near' Platt Road," $ed along streets and highways sects with Texas 134. said Gilshp,.^V;/j<T>:Vi / ; tteiarea.- ,-..1, 1 * ' "I -1 Lawmen andemergency offi- 'Gilstrap, the county's chief Gilstrap said KCS sent a spe cials sealed off a one-half mile emergency . officer, said; the cial crew for train derailments area earlyiMonday after'sever- sheriff's -department, ^VISTA, from its Corsicana facility with al of thiumkcars carrying the and KCS officials have been a'crane to' lift' the 'overturned highly fflammable'chemical, monitoring the (situation ' and tank cars' oiito ] flat bed trailers, derailed near .a'.school, a resi- ` `KCS derailment 'crews had and move .them ` to'; the' remote dential c'area,^and Longhorn t removed (the overturned tank site' to'be ;drained;i:,`, \gt`. Army Ammunition Plant | cars from the scene by 7;p.m.. ,,'-UU I'jybJCi fl>l ' Authorities safd ho one was , Moi^ay.v't>' ' -- .^kcs' bfficials^also1 investi injured fui 'jthe derailment but r Gilstrap said no leaks or dis-J' gating the site believe the cause - Kamack (schools were closed ; charge of the chemical horn the of the derailment was due to a ' " overturned cars was detected at broken rail in the track, although an investigation is continuing by railway officials., -il, ,*' . IM * '' "fhi:.. V h-r.-r r CMA 111625 PAGE 1 DATE TIME ITEM Oct. 5 , 1992 0415 MDL received call from K. L. Fogg relating details of seven car derailment in Karnack, TX. There were no leaks apparent, 5 cars were overturned and two were upright. 0420 MDL called Pat Mayze with Harrison County Sheriff's Office. She confirmed that the derailment had occurred and that responders were on the scene. Chemtrec had sent information for the responders. 0430 MDL called Chemtrec to notify them that vista was responding. 0435 MDL contacted PEM and gave details. 0440 0450 MDL contacted CJM and advised to respond to plant. MDL was contacted by M. Hahn with KCS who was on the scene. 0530 MDL and CJM arrive at LCVCM Plant. 0600 MDL and CJM leave LCVCM Plant in route to Karnack. 0725 Team gets behind slow moving army convoy. 0740 Team passes convoy. 0800 Team stopped in Jasper, TX. to call PEM. Advised that K. Gregg and Hulcher should arrive about 10:00 a.m. 1018 Arrived on scene - met Sheriff and was directed to KCS personnel - Hulcher had just arrived. 1020 Met KCS personnel: Jim Jarrett - Claim Agent, Johnny Martin - Chemist, and Steve Brewster - Special Agent. 1025 Toured scene. CMA 111626 DATE TIME Oct. 5 , 1992 1030 1053 1106 1115 1144 1240 1312 1320 1335 1340 1400 1406 1415 1423 1426 1456 1516 1538 ITEM '<k> V> l ` V. I,,'t lu7 4 vV:' : aa Met with Michael Hahn - VP Operations for KCS MDL called PEM and advised of situation. CJM began checking domes and ends of cars with TLV sniffer - no levels detected. Emergency responders safety/strategy meeting. action and hazards of detection capabilities. agreement. convene for Discussed plan of VCM as well as All persons in Safety/Strategy meeting complete. begins work. Hulcher Rail south of TILX 400006 cut. TILX 400006 rerailed and coupled to VICX 9069 and switched out. TILX 400006 MA" coupler appears damaged. GATX 26569 trucks rebuilt and on track. GATX 26569 Upright. TLV check of GATX 26569 - No levels detected. GATX 25669 rerailed and damaged metal was cut away. Began work on VICX 9056. MDL gave statement to press - 3 television crews at site. VICX 9056 upright. VICX 9056 trucks rerailed - B end. VICX 9056 trucks rerailed - A end. TLV check of VICX 9056 - No levels detected. Began cutting coupler off of VICX 9013 because it was fastened to VICX 9053 and could not uncouple. Completed cutting coupler - VICX 9013 swung slightly upon release. vicx 9013 rerailed. CMA 111627 PATE TIME ITEM Oct. , 1992 1545 1610 Stan Polwort from Houston S & T arrived on the scene. VIcx 9013 pulled away from site. 1705 1717 1738 1751 Discussed firewater availability for transfer operations with BOE representative. VICX 9022 uprighted - jacket damage on side some liquid coming out - Tested with TLV sniffer - Liquid determined to be condensation, not VCM. VICX 9022 "A" End rerailed. VICX 9022 "B" End rerailed. 1803 Began work on VICX 9028. 1808 VICX 9028 in place. 1815 VICX 9028 upright. 1826 VICX 9028 "A" End rerailed. 1835 VICX 9028 "B" End rerailed but would not couple with VICX 9056 due to coupler damage on VICX 9028. Oct. 1900 , 1992 1000 1522 1605 MDL and CJM left scene. CJM attended meeting with KCS to discuss transfer strategies while MDL communicated with management and support personnel to prepare for transfer. S. Polwort inspected the VCM cars not involved in the derailment. Damaged cars and empties moved to the plant road crossing. MDL and CJM met with Larry Peyton (OHM) and Jim Jarrett (KCS) to discuss the transfer operations and procedures and reviewed the OHM site safety and health plan. OHM crew arrived. 1900 B. Enix arrived from LCCP. 2118 VICX 9028 to VICX 9021 - transfer pressure checked hoses. 2123 MDL/CJM checked the transfer set up - all OK. CMA 111628 DATE TIME Oct. 6 , X992 2124 2129 2319 Oct. 7 , 1992 0040 0050 0155 0210 0300 0307 0330 0345 0430 0655 0700 0715 0732 0735 0736 0747 0749 0840 0844 0845 ITEM Began transfer - VICX 9028 to VICX 9021. Started pump. CJM/MDL left site - S. Polvort and B. Enix represented Vista. Transfer stopped for train. Transfer restarted. Transfer stopped for train. Transfer restarted. Transfer stopped for train. Transfer restarted. Transfer complete - began hose purging. Disconnected hoses - VICX 9028 to VICX 9021 Completed breakdown of VICX 9028 to VICX 9021 transfer. Second OHM crew arrived. MDL/CJM on site - BKE/SP left site. MDL/CJM met with second OHM crew - discussed VCM/safety procedures and transfer procedures - second crew supervised by Audie Richard. GATX 26569 to GATX 96363 transfer - pressure checked hoses. MDL and CJM checked the transfer setup - all OK. GATX 26569 to GATX 96363 vapor lines opened. GATX 26569 to GATX 96363 liquid lines opened. GATX 26569 to GATX 96363 compressor started. VICX 9022 toVICX 9025 transfer pressure checked. MDL and CJM checked transfer setup - all OK. VICX 9022 to VICX 9025 vapor lines opened. CMA 111629 #l^p DATE TIME ITEM_____________________________________^ " Oct. 7| 1992 0850 1157 1215 1222 1240 1306 1314 1316 1400 1411 1425 1430 1437 1438 1445 1446 1455 1705 1708 1720 1810 1813 1900 1942 VICX 9022 to VICX 9025 compressor started. GATX 26569 vent empty. GATX 26569 to UTLX 96363 hoses purged. GATX 26569 to UTLX 96363 hoses disconnected. Began VICX 9056 to VICX 4827 hookup. VICX 9056 to VICX 4827 transfer pressure checked. CJM checked transfer setup - all OK. VICX 9056 to VICX 4827 vapor lines opened. VICX 9056 to VICX 4827 compressor started. VICX 9022 went empty. VICX 9022 to VICX 9025 hoses purged. VICX 9022 to VICX 9025 hoses disconnected. VICX 9013 to VICX 9046 transfer hoses connected. Shutdown transfer for train. VICX 9013 to vicx 9046 pressure checked hoses. VICX 9056 to VICX 4827 transfer resumed train passed. VICX 9013 to VICX 9046 vapor lines opened. VICX 9013 to VICX 9046 compressor started. Transfer shut down for two trains to pass First train passed. Second train passed - transfers restarted. Transfers shut down for train to pass. Train passed - transfers restarted. BKE/SP on site - MDL/CJM left site. VICX 9056 went empty. CMA 111630 DATE TIME OCt. 7 , 1992 1955 2015 2045 2055 2056 2110 2115 2140 2225 Oct. 8 , 1992 0505 0520 0630 ITEM VICX 9056 to VICX 4827 hoses purges. VICX 9056 to VICX 4827 hoses disconnected. VICX 9053 to VICX 4833 hook up begun. VICX 9013 went empty. vicx 9013 to vicx 9046 hoses purged. VICX 9053 to VICX 4833 transfer began. VICX 9013 to VICX 9046 hoses disconnected. Shutdown transfer for lightening. Restarted transfer. VICX 9053 empty - hose purge began. VICX 9053 to VICX 4833 hoses disconnected. BKE/SP left site. CMA 111631