PHMSA Hazmat Incident E-2017040414 — STYRENE MONOMER, STABILIZED — MONONGAHELA, PA

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Incident E-2017040414PHMSA hazardous materials incident report E-2017040414. Incident date: 2017-04-17. Location: MONONGAHELA, PA. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: Martin Transport Inc.. Shipper: Westlake Petrochemical. Materials: UN2055; STYRENE MONOMER, STABILIZED; hazard class 3; 0.5 LGA released. What failed: Closure (e.g., Cap, Top, or Plug). How failed: Leaked. Reported failure causes: Human Error. 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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