PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1976040747 — VINYL ACETATE, STABILIZED — BLUFFS, IL

Current as of 1976-04-22 Government source

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Incident I-1976040747PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1976040747. Incident date: 1976-04-22. Location: BLUFFS, IL. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: NORFOLK & WESTERN RAILWAY CO. Shipper: NATIONAL STARCH & CHEMICAL COR. Materials: UN1301; VINYL ACETATE, STABILIZED; hazard class 3; 168 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings. 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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