PHMSA Hazmat Incident E-2014100334 — ACETALDEHYDE — KALAMAZOO, MI

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Incident E-2014100334PHMSA hazardous materials incident report E-2014100334. Incident date: 2014-09-24. Location: KALAMAZOO, MI. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: Groendyke Transport Inc.. Shipper: Eastman Chemical Co.. Materials: UN1089; ACETALDEHYDE; hazard class 3; 68.75 LGA released. What failed: Pressure Relief Valve or Device - Reclosing. How failed: Failed to Operate. Reported failure causes: Defective Component or Device. Reported result: Vapor(Gas) Dispersion. 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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