A westbound CSX freight train had a tank car loaded with Naphtha, a Hazardous Material, derailed account a burned off roller bearing journal. There was a Hazardous Materials release and fire with subsequent evacuation of about 150 residents, on April 22, 2006, at 3:00 a.m. The derailment occurred 2 miles west (north geographically) of Chillicothe, Ohio, at CSX Milepost CJ 53.3, on the CSX Huntington Division, Northern Subdivision, the train stopping with tank car burning at Mile Post CJ 57.2. There were no injuries to the train crew or evacuated residents. There were four injuries to individuals other than the train crew. Three firefighters were treated for minor injuries sustained in fighting the fire and one individual walking near the derailment and fire scene was transported to a local hospital with breathing difficulty and chest pain. The derailed tank car and a tank car next to it in the train consist were destroyed account fire damage, approximately $70,000 depreciated values, and about $2,500 track damage. At the time of the accident it was dark and clear, with a south-southwest wind at about 1.8 miles per hour. The temperature was about 57F. The accident was caused by the failure of the train crew to properly inspect their train after the second of two separate railroad wayside hot box detectors indicated an overheated roller bearing journal on the subsequently derailed tank car, a violation of the CSX Equipment Handling Rule No. 4100. Concurrently, the train crew moved the tank car in excess of 10 mph, a violation of the CSX Equipment Handling Rule No. 4105 which prohibits a speed in excess of 4 mph. when moving equipment that has a hot bearing. A contributing cause was the burned off roller bearing journal.


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    Title :

    Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Safety Headquarters Assigned Accident Investigation Report HQ-2006-23, CSX Transportation (CSX), Chillicothe, Ohio, April 22, 2006


    Publication date :

    2006


    Size :

    7 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English