United States Environmental Protection Agency
Region IV
POLLUTION REPORT


Date:
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
From:
Kenneth Rhame


Subject: 

Initial
Mitchell County Train Derailment
Green Mountain, NC
Latitude: 36.0131000
Longitude: -82.2292000


POLREP No.:
1
Site #:
Reporting Period:
D.O. #:
Start Date:
5/27/2009
Response Authority:
CERCLA
Mob Date:
5/27/2009
Response Type:
Emergency
Demob Date:
 
NPL Status:
Non NPL
Completion Date:
 
Incident Category:
Removal Action
CERCLIS ID #:
Contract #
RCRIS ID #:
 

Site Description

Mitchell County Train Derailment, NRC Report# 906758 and 906759, HWY 197 North at Old Forbes Road - At approximately 0530 hrs on May 27 approximately 15 - 30 rail cars derailed on the Yancey line affecting the North Toe River.  The cars contained hazardous material but at this time there are no reported releases.  Preliminary information reports that the rail cars contained Fuel Oil, Alcohol, Molten Sulfur, Petroleum lube oil, Liquid petroleum and Liquid fertilizer.

Current Activities

OSC Ken Rhame from Raleigh, NC and OSC Karen Buerki from Atlanta, GA including 3 START contractors from OTIE TN&A have been dispatched and are in route.  Mitchell County EMS is currently on site and other DENR resources are in route.


Key Issues

http://www.epaosc.org/MitchellCountyTrainDerailment


response.epa.gov/MitchellCountyTrainDerailment