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MARTEN TRANSPORT

 
Site Contact:
Glenn Adams
OSC

(adams.glenn@epa.gov)

Site Location:
I-20 MILE MARKER #16
Livingston, AL
response.epa.gov/MartenTransport

Covered tractor trailer carrying 40,000 lbs of acrylic acid in 55 DMs ran 200 yards off of I-20 near Livingston, AL into the back-waters of the Sucarnoochee River. One drum broke through the trailer wall and landed in the water. Several drums in the trailer are believed to be leaking. Diesel also leaked from the saddle tanks. Local Fire Department initially kept all responders back due to heavy acid fumes. RP hired response contractor SWS to conduct level 'A' entry to stabilize release and recover the drums. ADEM SOSC Couch, EPA OSC Adams, and EPA START mobilized to conduct air monitoring and oversight of response activity.


Tractor trailer sitting in a wetland area after veering off coarse. The accident site was off the east bound lane of I-20 at mile marker 16. Local fire department providing recuse support for the initial entry team. Two-man inital entry team inspecting the trailers integrity and its contents, as well as collecting PID/FID air monitoring results. The entry team views the 84 drums of acrylic acid. Decontamination of the entry team. Air monitoring was performed during the drum removal activities. An articulating fork lift was used to extract the loaded pallets of acrylic acid drums. Implemented engineering controls to provide fresh air inside the trailer. Impact area after removal of the tractor trailer.