# PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2003020295 — ACETIC ANHYDRIDE — CHATTANOOGA, TN

**Citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2003020295  
**Type / status:** incident / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 2002-05-27  
**Published:** Not stated

Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 2002-05-27 in CHATTANOOGA, TN.

## Document text

PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2003020295.
Incident date: 2002-05-27.
Location: CHATTANOOGA, TN.
Mode: Highway.
Carrier/reporter: TIDEWATER TRANSIT.
Shipper: EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO.
Materials: UN1715; ACETIC ANHYDRIDE; hazard class 8; 270 LGA released.
What failed: Closure (e.g., Cap, Top, or Plug); Manway or Dome Cover; Piping or Fittings.
Reported failure causes: Rollover Accident; Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage.
Reported result: Spillage.
Reporter-submitted DOT Form 5800.1 data may be incomplete, corrected, supplemented, or misreported. A record, serious-incident classification, failure description, or relationship to a reporting rule is not a PHMSA causal finding, compliance determination, or finding of a violation.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://portal.phmsa.dot.gov/PDFGenerator/getPublicReport/OHMIR_5800-1-PUBLIC?INCIDENTID=Pk4yRumoOAcfTa4sXsyOhQ%3D%3D>
- Source ID: `phmsa-hazmat-incidents`
- SHA-256: `fbeec1d9cef690bcc16190ed4c6032c68319410f92b9afb8b104b9fea436e3cd`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T12:55:56.545Z
- Exported: 2026-08-24T12:35:22.073Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-hazmat-incident-i-2003020295`

### Source metadata

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```