PHMSA Hazmat Incident E-2011070384 — HEXANES — STURBRIDGE, MA

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Incident E-2011070384PHMSA hazardous materials incident report E-2011070384. Incident date: 2011-07-22. Location: STURBRIDGE, MA. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: Quality Carriers. Shipper: Shell Chemicals. Materials: UN1208; HEXANES; hazard class 3; 2 LGA released. What failed: Hose Adaptor or Coupling. How failed: Leaked. Reported failure causes: Loose Closure, Component, or Device. 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.#

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